Name: KARL JAY-RONN C.

GUBOC Topic: Image Evaluation

Section: BSRT 53A Date: SEP 2, 2020

“Digital Artifacts”

1. Research the following artifacts for digital radiography, provide pictures and describe each
artifact.

a. Patient artifacts

PATIENT PROBLEMS. Lumbar Spine.

The broad radiolucent stripe across the abdomen
(arrows) represents an undergarment of the patient
compression of the fat around the waistline.
COMMENT: This can be stopped by making the
patient remove all undergarments and wear a gown
for examination while being x-rayed through the
abdomen.
(Courtesy of Donald M. Kuppe, DC, Denver,
Colorado.)

b. Equipment Artifacts

EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS. AP Lower Cervical. 

The abnormal marks represent artifacts from dirty rollers in an
automatic film processor.
c. Exposure Artifacts

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. A. Lateral Ankle. B.

Lateral Cervical. 
Both films were underexposed. An increase in
the milliamperage seconds (mAs) by
approximately 50% would be necessary to obtain
a diagnostic film; the kilovoltage peak (kVp)
should not be altered.

d. Processing artifacts

DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS. AP Thoracic. 

The washed-out image was caused by exhausted
developer solution. 
COMMENT: This occurs when the developer oxidizes or has
been replenished with water rather than with fresh chemicals.
(Courtesy of Felix G. Bauer, DC, DACBR(Hon), Sydney,
Australia.)