Elucidating the Phantom Phantom

Research magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) faces the negative effects of the phantom phantom, a spirit that haunts the MRI system, specifcally targeting inanimate phantoms used for imaging in the absence of a willing human. The detrimental effects of the phantom phantom are strongest when frustration is high. Here, given appropriate frustration, it is shown that the phantom phantom can be imaged directly, and that the appearance of the apparition can be linked to established orchid legend.