Which of the following describes why a phantom image may appear on a CR image?
CR cassette and plate is faulty
CR plate was incorrectly fed into the reader
CR system has aged and the laser is unable to extract the latent image entirely
CR plate was not fed into the reader for processing
CR system has aged and the laser is unable to extract the latent image entirely
Rationale: A phantom image can occur with CR imaging if the laser in the processor is not strong enough to erase the latent image from a previous exam. This is a sign of CR system aging.
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