Annefact Star Artifact Root Cause.
Symptom
MRIQ Annefact Artifact In Sagittal Spine Image See attached images. Link to image quality troubleshooting guide. http://3.87.118.28/optec3/common/8xdocs/epst/mod11/m11_010_000.html Peripheral Signal Artifacts (PSAs) are also known by other names such as Annefact, Star Artifact (startifact), and a host of other names that describe how the artifact appears in the images (blobs, lines, wispy, etc.). The one thing that all PSAs have in common is that the signal that produces the artifact is coming from outside the prescribed Field of View.
Applies to
- Models
- Signa
- Product
- Signa HDxT This product is for 1.5T Signa HDxT systems with 15.0 software and HDi systems with 15.0 software. This product is for 1.5T Signa HDxT systems with 15.0 software and HDi systems with 15.0 software.
- Software
- 15.0 For Product Signa HDxT and HDi only. -- NOT to be used with HDe. -- For Product Signa HDxT and HDi only. -- NOT to be used with HDe. --
- Area
- MR
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