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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Radiographic artifacts commonly occur, particularly with hand processing. The artifacts may originate between the X-ray tube and the cassette as extraneous material on the patient or contamination of positioning aids, or result from debris within the cassette, or damage to, or staining of the screens. These artifacts are white to grey, may have a constant or different position on follow-up radiographs, and their size and shape are reflective of the inciting cause. A number of artifacts may occur in the darkroom during handling, developing, fixing and drying of the film. White to shiny artifacts are caused by the contamination of films with fixer, inability of developer to reach parts of the film or loss of emulsion from the developed film. Black artifacts result from improper handling or storage of films, resulting in exposure to light, or from pressure marks or static electricity discharges. Dropped levels of hand-processing chemicals may result in a variety of tide-marks on films. Most radiographic artifacts can be prevented by proper storage and handling of films and by optimal darkroom technique.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1019-9128
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
85-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Radiographic artifacts.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review