Pseudometastases secondary to film static artifact.
Low density areas in the liver on computed tomography (CT) may be produced by cysts, abscesses, or tumors. A case is reported in which film static resulted in multiple focal low density areas in the liver in a patient with lymphoma. This potential pitfall in CT interpretation can be avoided by taking proper measures to avoid film artifacts and by reviewing all cases on the cathode ray tube (CRT) display as well as the hard copy film.
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed