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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Black line (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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