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Ring artifact

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis not applicable
ct

Concentric circles with the epicenter on the caudate lobe of the liver represents ring artifact. 

Case Discussion

Ring artifact results from a faulty or missing detector on the CT gantry.

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