When the voxel is large enough to contain different types of tissues, the CT number will be an average of the various tissues' attenuation characteristics. This produces a ____________________

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This phenomenon is known as a partial-volume artifact, which occurs when a voxel is large enough to include multiple types of tissues, leading to an averaged CT number that doesn't accurately represent any single tissue type.

When the Voxel Is Large Enough to Contain Different Types