Radiographic Errors and Artifacts Quiz
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Which category of radiographic errors includes patient preparation error and projection error?

  • Artifacts category
  • Processing errors
  • Exposure errors
  • Technique and projection errors (correct)
  • What type of artifact is caused by incorrect vertical angulation?

  • Double image
  • Dot artifact
  • Blurred image
  • Radiopaque artifact (correct)
  • Which exposure error results in a high density image?

  • High density image (faint) (correct)
  • Blank image
  • Image with high and low contrast
  • Low density image
  • What kind of artifact is produced by an incorrect horizontal angulation?

    <p>Area of interest not shown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of a processing error leading to a blank image?

    <p>Blank image</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which exposure error results in an image with high and low contrast?

    <p>Image with high and low contrast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of artifact is caused by a pressure mark on the film?

    <p>Black line</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of radiographic errors includes dropped film corner and black line artifacts?

    <p>Technique and projection errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common anatomical structure that is ghosted in an OPG ghost image?

    <p>Ramus of the mandible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which positioning error in an OPG is related to the upward or downward positioning of the Frankfurt plane?

    <p>Positioning of the Frankfurt plane (upward/downward)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the cause of the lead apron artifact in imaging?

    <p>Static electricity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of a dark image in radiographic processing?

    <p>Developer cut off</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which artifact resembles its real counterpart and has the same morphology in an OPG?

    <p>Ghost image</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most likely cause of a white spot or patch in radiographic processing?

    <p>Fixer cut off</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which error is related to patient's shoulder touching the cassette during exposure in an OPG?

    <p>Patient's shoulders touching the cassette during exposure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Don’t Count the Days, Make the Days Count." - What is the context of this quote?

    <p>53</p> Signup and view all the answers

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