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Artifacts

Artificial modification of the radiological image by hyperdense material (jewellery or metallic prostheses, which block the quality of the film obtained). Several other types of artifacts may be found on an x-ray film. One of the most common is the respiratory artifact, which is accompanied by a motion blur on the radiological image, similar to that of a subject who may have moved in a standard photographic negative.
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