RADIOGRAPHIC ARTIFACTS

TYPES OF ARTIFACTS

• PROCESSING

• EXPOSURE

• HANDLING AND STORAGE

PROCESSING ARTIFACTS• HYPORETENTION• PI-LINES• GUIDE SHOE MARK• STATIC • ENTRANCE ROLLER MARK• CRINKLE MARK• FINGER MARKS• EMULSION PICK-OFF• WATER STAIN

EXPOSURE ARTIFACTS

• MOTION• IMPROPER POSITIONING• POOR FILM SCREEN CONTACT• DOUBLE EXPOSURE• FOREIGN OBJECTS• BACK-SCATTER• CASSETTE UPSIDE-DOWN• BROKEN CASSETTE• IMPROPER USE OF GRID

HANDLING & STORAGE ARTIFACTS

• LIGHT FOG

• RADIATION FOG

• STATIC

• SCRATCHES

• HYPORETENTION

FILMS STUCK TO EACH OTHER DURING PROCESSING

HYPORETENTION

PI-LINE

GUIDE SHOE MARK

STATIC

STATIC

STATIC

ROLLER MARKS

FINGER MARKS

CRIMPING MARK

CRIMPING MARK

PICK-OFF

WATER STAIN

WATER STAIN

WATER STAIN

MOTION

POOR FILM SCREN CONTACT

ARTIFACT????

H.T. (high Voltage) CABLES

ROTATION + FOG

ANTOMY OF INTEREST NOT SHOWN

DOUBLE EXPOSURE

BACKSCATTER OR CASSETTE UPSIDE-DOWN

BACKSCATTER

BACKSCATTER OR CASSETTE UPSIDE-DOWN

MOIRE EFFECT

WARPED CASSETTE-LIGHT LEAK

TWO FILMS IN THE CASSETTEUNDEREXPOSURE

POWDER

DEODORANT

HAIR BUN

CLOTHES RIBBING

TUBE

HAIR STREAKING

GRID CUT-OFF

JEWELLERY

HEARING AID

LIGHTER IN THE POCKET

SCATTER FOG

SANDBAG

UMBILICAL RING

AIR IN THE VENTRICLES

AIRHEAD?????

PLASTER

DIRT ON THE SCREEN

PATHOLOGY

FOGGING

GRID CUT-OFF

KYPHOSIS-CHIN

STRAP

SCRATCHES

STATIC