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Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
view chest 0.02 mSv ... cystogram 0.18 mSv ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
and Pelvis 10 mSv ... Tomography (CT) — Head ... Tomography (CT) — Head ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... radiation Natural background ... 1 day Head CT ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... a hyperechoic background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology #Comparison
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Brugada algorithm ... point) of S > 100 ms ... in any V lead ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound 

Unlike normal variant irregular bare area (arrowhead) under infraspinatus, a Hill-Sachs lesion
involves the humeral head ... Lesion #Ultrasound #MSK ... #POCUS #Humerus ... #Clinical #Comparison