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Incomplete projection artifact

Case contributed by Ayush Goel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest pain.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female

Scout image shows that the patient's upper limbs are on the side of her body (instead of being elevated). The limbs were not included in field of view and there were incomplete projections in the form of streaks and shading on the axial images. 

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