Star Artifact Peripheral signals are generated outside the desired field of view.
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 LX Signa LX Product can be used with 8.x and 9.x systems.
- Software
- 9.1 For Signa LX product only
- Area
- MR
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