Comet tail and ring down

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Comet tail artifacts They are short range reverberation effect occurring within small metal objects Loss of energy with each reverberation cycle results in a rpid decrease in the brightness of the artifact It is seen deep to metal foreign bodies, needles, surgical staples Both metallic and non metallic objects (IUD) may give rise to comet Read more about Comet tail and ring down[…]

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