Question

How would the artifact from a faulty detector element appear on a localizer image?

1) a line perpendicular to the long axis of the patient table
2) it depends on the orientation in which the localizer image is performed
3) a circle in the center of the image
4) a line parallel to the long axis of the patient table

Answer 1

The artifact from a faulty detector element would appear as a line perpendicular to the long axis of the patient table on a localizer image.

Step-by-step explanation:

The artifact from a faulty detector element would appear as a line perpendicular to the long axis of the patient table on a localizer image.