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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
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Tomography Angiography (CTA ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Chest CT 3 mSv 12 ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... radiation of a few CT ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... Nonspecific findings Imaging ... • Dual-energy CT ... → MSU deposits
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
definitive vascular imaging ... ligament/meniscus testing ... Consider CT. ... vascular injury---> CT ... Posterior #Injury #msk