Jewelry artifact
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It is common to see jewellery artifacts on imaging examinations, most commonly plain radiographs, although also on CT and MRIother modalities, where they can produce unhelpful artifacts that may obscure important structures and preclude confident diagnostic evaluation1.
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body piercings in many different anatomical locations
- most commonly earrings
- nose studs/rings
- nipple rings
- umbilical rings
- genital rings
- also tongue, lips, eyebrow, chin, etc.
- necklaces, bracelets, anklets, chains etc.
- finger and - much more rarely - toe rings
It is therefore incumbent upon the patient to remove jewellery before an imaging examination if it is likely to create diagnostic confusion. Usually, the radiographer will request that a patient removes all jewellery before imaging is performed.
-<p>It is common to see <strong>jewellery artifacts </strong>on imaging examinations, most commonly plain radiographs, although also on CT and MRI, where they can produce unhelpful artifacts that may preclude confident diagnostic evaluation.</p><p>These include:</p><ul>-<li>piercings in many different anatomical locations<ul>- +<p>It is common to see <strong>jewellery artifacts </strong>on imaging examinations, most commonly <a title="Plain radiograph" href="/articles/radiograph-1">plain radiographs</a>, although also on other <a title="Modalities" href="/articles/modality">modalities</a>, where they can produce unhelpful <a title="Artifacts" href="/articles/radiological-image-artifact">artifacts</a> that may obscure important structures and preclude confident diagnostic evaluation <sup>1</sup>.</p><p>These include:</p><ul>
- +<li>body piercings in many different anatomical locations<ul>
-</ul>- +</ul><p>It is therefore incumbent upon the patient to remove jewellery before an imaging examination if it is likely to create diagnostic confusion. Usually, the <a title="Radiographer" href="/articles/radiographer">radiographer</a> will request that a patient removes all jewellery before imaging is performed.</p>
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- 1. Liang H, Flint DJ, Benson BW. Why should we insist patients remove all jewellery?. (2011) Dento maxillo facial radiology. 40 (5): 328-30. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr/77333052">doi:10.1259/dmfr/77333052</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21697161">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
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