Presentation
Headache.
Patient Data
Age: 15 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Ring artifact
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Non-contrast CT of the brain shows concentric rings that repeat frequently in the same position.
Case Discussion
Ring artifact is caused by the miscalibration or failure of one or more detector elements in a CT scanner.