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Figure 1. Illustration of the "blooming" artefact. (a) Following the administration of SonoVue 1.2 ml, extensive blooming at 36 s obscures the arterial anatomy precluding diagnostic interpretation. (b) Without adjustment of the ultrasound machine imaging parameters, at 63 s blooming has subsided and there is better delineation of the arterial anatomy.

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