Pedicle Screw Pseudofracture on Computed Tomography Secondary to Metal Artifact Reduction.

Shuliang GeAravind Kumar James Thomas Patrick Decourcy Hallinan

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithms are commonly used in computed tomography (CT) scans where metal implants are involved. However, MAR algorithms also have the potential to create new artifacts in reconstructed images. We present a case of a screw pseudofracture due to MAR on CT.

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