Venetian Blind Artifact Ultrasound

Venetian blind shadowing is a type of posterior acoustic artifact described as bands of linear shadows along lines of sight often diverging on a convex probe.

Venetian blind artifact ultrasound. Ironic to its name it resembles vertical blinds rather than the classic horizontal appearance of venetian window blinds figs. Venetian blind shadowing is a type of posterior acoustic artifact described as bands of linear shadows along lines of sight often diverging on a convex probe 1. Ultrasound features of adenomyosis including asymmetrical uterine wall thickening anteriorly with focal heterogeneity and associated increased blood flow as well as the venetian blind pattern of acoustic shadowing the latter may be seen with either adenomyosis or uterine fibroids. Ironic to its name it resembles vertical blinds rather than the classic horizontal appearance of venetian window blinds figs.

It has classically been described in uterine adenomyosis 2 3 as. Rain shower 2 appearance is a sonographic finding that is typically associated with adenomyosis but can also occur in uterine fibroids the venetian blind appearance associated with adenomyosis is typically thin whereas when associated with uterine fibroids there are also edge shadows or dense posterior shadowing from calcification 1. Venetian blind shadowing is a type of posterior acoustic artifact described as bands of linear shadows along lines of sight often diverging on a convex probe 1.