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Assessment of objective image quality at the level of the mandible (A) and superior mediastinum (B). Region of interest drawn to measure the SD of air bilaterally (background noise), attenuation of the sternocleidomastoid and pectoralis major muscles, internal jugular vein and superior vena cava, and surrounding fat for the estimation of signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio.
