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artefact /ar·te·fact/ (ahr´tĕ-fakt″) artifact.
artefact. See artifact. artifact [ahr´tĭ-fakt] 1. any artificial product; a structure or appearance that is not natural, but is due to manipulation. 2. distortion or fuzziness of an image caused by manipulation, such as during compression of a digital file. film artifact artificial images on x-ray films due to storage, handling, or processing. phantom artifact artificial images seen with conventional tomography. standardization artifact an electrical stimulus of 1 mV deliberately introduced into the electrocardiogram so that pulse amplitudes on the tracing can be adjusted to 10 mm. The amplitudes of the P, QRS, and T intervals can be accurately evaluated only on an electrocardiogram thus standardized.
artefact artifact
artefact Anything made or introduced artificially which misleads the results of an investigation, image or test. Example: in visual evoked cortical potentials, any wave that has its origin elsewhere than in the visual area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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