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My mom's cat scan results. HELP PLEASE!!

Hi, my mom had a cat scan done. She got her results in the mail & we have no idea what it means. It said most likely to be low density artifact. What is is low density? Does anyone what a artifact is? PLEASE HELP!!!!!
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Thanks for the info. I appreciate it a lot.
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Low density only means that it is darker. Calling it an "artifact" means that the radiologist could not identify "it" as something he could name specifically. Sometimes, they will call for further studies.
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I'm sorry I meant low density scan focus seen most likely an artifact,
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