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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Radiol Clin North Am. 2013 Jan;51(1):69–88. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2012.09.005

FIGURE 7. Artifact related to actively flowing luminal fluid (the “dense waterfall” sign).

FIGURE 7

FIGURE 7

Prone 2D CTC image (A) shows multiple arciform streaks off the air-fluid level in the descending colon, which is caused by the intra-scan flow of fluid. Note the lack of motion or artifacts elsewhere on the image. The artifacts are also evident on the 3D endoluminal view (B).