title: Artifacts and technical errors presented as part of the 1996 ACVR oral certification examination.
abstract: Cases used for the examination consisted of various imaging artifacts and technical errors. The candidate was expected to name or identify the problem and discuss its cause and prevention. For the purpose of completeness, the scope and detail given here is in excess of that needed to pass the examination. Unless the problem was obvious, the examiner pointed out the problem to be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1248, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kneller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016477:Artifacts; D002415:Cats; D002568:Certification; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D011859:Radiography / Q000662:veterinary; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary