(UK: Artefact)
In computed tomography (CT), an artifact is any distortion or anomaly in the reconstructed image that is not present in the original object. These discrepancies mean the image does not accurately represent the object's true physical shape or density.
Artifacts are typically categorized by their cause, with common examples including beam hardening, metal artifacts, and ring artifacts.
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