[Intl_DxMedPhys] US Artifact

[Xia Jiang]

Hi Nima,

I’ve seen similar artifacts on a Philips system. After trying different 
things, I narrowed the issue down to a faulty cable connection—I could 
make the artifacts disappear and reappear by wiggling the cable at the 
base of the transducer. Not sure if it’s the same issue in your case, 
though.



Xia Jiang
UCLA Health




On 5/8/2026 9:12 AM, Nima Kasraie via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list wrote:
> Hey folks, Anyone want to take a shot at this intermittent artifact 
> that shows up on our Philips units? Obviously the artifact seems to be 
> tied to beam steering because it changes direction with the box 
> geometry. But since it is showing up on
>
> Hey folks,
>
> Anyone want to take a shot at this intermittent artifact that shows up 
> on our Philips units?
>
> Obviously the artifact seems to be tied to beam steering because it 
> changes direction with the box geometry.
>
> But since it is showing up on multiple machines in the hospital, I 
> suspect one of the following causes:
>
>   * environmental EMI
>   * software/firmware issue
>   * probe family issue
>   * network/power grounding problem
>   * shared configuration bug
>
> Thoughts?
>
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