Chapter 23 Radiographic Artifacts Latest Questions and Answers

Chapter 23 Radiographic Artifacts Latest
2026-2027 Questions and Answers
Artifacts - Correct Answers ✅any false visual feature on a
medical image that simulates tissue or obscures tissue
-they can interfere with diagnosis and can be avoided


in digital radiography three classifications of artifacts can be
described: - Correct Answers ✅1. image receptor
2. software
3. object


image receptor artifacts - Correct Answers ✅DUST (dirt,
scratches), PIXEL malfunction, GHOST IMAGES


-digital IR's can suffer from rough handling, scratches and
dust.
-artifacts produced by dust can be easily corrected with
cleaning of the IR unless the dust is internally in the plate and
can not be removed
-dust on mirrors and lenses of the CR can't be corrected by
the tech
-scratches of the IR will likely cause for replacement


digital radiographic image receptors have unique artifacts
associated with pixel failure - Correct Answers ✅

, Chapter 23 Radiographic Artifacts Latest
2026-2027 Questions and Answers
digital radiography imaging plate - Correct Answers
✅should last for thousands of exposures
-there is no such thing as "radiation fatigue" on these IP's
-environmental radiation can contribute to ghost images


ghost images - Correct Answers ✅occurs because of
incomplete erasure of a previous image on a CR cassette


Software Artifacts - Correct Answers ✅histograms,
range/scaling, image compression


Object Artifacts - Correct Answers ✅Patient positioning
Collimator/partition
Backscatter


Environmental radiation can contribute to ___________________.
- Correct Answers ✅ghost artifacts


Digital radiographic image receptors have unique artifacts
associated with ________________. - Correct Answers ✅pixel
failure


Software Artifacts: - Correct Answers ✅- Preprocessing
- Image Compression