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Lec 17: TECHNIQUE AND PROCESSING ERRORS Flashcards

1
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FILM PLACEMENT PROBLEMS

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→ absence of apical structures
→ dropped film corner

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2
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incorrect vertical angulation

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o foreshortened image
o elongated image

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3
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PROCESSING ERRORS

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TIME AND TEMPERATURE ERRORS

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION ERRORS

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TIME AND TEMPERATURE ERRORS

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION ERRORS

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TIME AND TEMPERATURE ERRORS

→ underdeveloped film
→ overdeveloped film
→ cracked film CHEMICAL

CONTAMINATION ERRORS

→ developer spot
→ fixer spot
→ yellow-brown stains

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FILM HANDLING PROBLEMS

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→ developer cut
→ fixer cut
→ overlapped films
→ air bubbles
→ fingernail artifact
→ static electricity
→ scratched film

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6
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unexposed film exposed to light

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Blank Film

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7
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film exposed to light prolonged exposure time

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Dark Film

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8
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underexposed film

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Light Film

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9
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Absence of apical or crown structures

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film positioned too high or too low occlusally

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10
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film not placed parallel to occlusal corners

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Dropped film corner

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11
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wrong location of identification dot

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Inverted film

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12
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incorrect horizontal angulation

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Overlapping of contact areas

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13
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PID alignment problem

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Cone cut

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14
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film sharply bent

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Film crease

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15
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finger is included in radiograph

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Phalangioma

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16
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tire track or herringbone appearance

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Reversed film

17
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sudden temperature change between developer solution and water bath

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Cracked film (reticulation)

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developer solution comes in contact with film before processing

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Developer spots (dark)

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fixer solution comes in contact with film before processing

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Fixer spots/stains (white)

20
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insufficient rinsing/exhausted solution

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Yellow-brown stains

21
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Fixer cut (black line)

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underfixed portion

22
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Developer cut (straight white line)

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underdeveloped portion

23
Q

two films contacting each other during processing

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Overlapped film

24
Q

air trapped on film surface after being placed in the processing solutions

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Air bubbles

25
Q

film emulsion damaged by the operator’s fingernail during rough handling

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Fingernail artifact (black-crescent shape)

26
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film touched by fingers that are contaminated with fluoride or developer

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Fingerprint artifact

27
Q

film packet is opened quickly
opened before the radiographer touches a conductive objected

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Static electricity marks

28
Q

soft emulsion removed from the film by a sharp object

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Film scratches

29
Q

accidental exposure of film to white light

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Part of film exposed to light

30
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improper safelighting light leaks in darkroom outdated films
improper film storage contaminated solutions developer solution too hot

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Fogged film (blurred)

31
Q

correct identification of landmarks is necessary to differentiate presence of ___

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pathologies

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