# Clipping effect

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/clipping-effect/20712>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 20, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/clipping-effect/20712 "2021-11-20T18:22:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![mohammed\_alshakhas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/mohammed_alshakhas/32/10025_2.png) [@mohammed\_alshakhas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mohammed_alshakhas)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/clipping-effect/20712/1 "2021-11-20T18:22:08Z")

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I frequently end up using cbct with significant artifacts .

Any suggested protocol or steps to eliminate those annoying artifacts ?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/clipping-effect/20712/2 "2021-11-22T00:25:14Z")

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It depends. Which artifacts causing you trouble - patient motion (blurring and random gray streaks) or beam hardening (bright streaks due to presence of metal)? What is the clinical application (evaluation of bone density for implant planning, surgical planning, orthodontics,…)? What is your main region of interest - what do you need to visualize, measure, or segment accurately? The best would be if you could post illustrative images.