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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
Anteroposterior and lateral ... Head CT 4 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Testing #Study #Peds
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... without contrast material ... without contrast material ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Gastric Gyri - Pediatric Ménétrier’s Disease - Computed tomography with contrast material (Panel A shows the
with contrast material ... #Clinical #Peds ... #GI #Radiology # ... CT #EGD #Menetrier ... RugalHypertrophy #NEJM
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
venous origin of CE material ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... background radiation Natural ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Testing #Study #Peds
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
to iatrogenic arterial ... D) #Clinical #Radiology ... #Hemothorax #CXR ... #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
Computed tomography (CT ... administration of contrast material ... CT angiography and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
Eggshell Calcifications of the Bladder - Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis without the administration
administration of contrast material ... Clinical #Urology #Radiology ... #CT #Eggshell # ... Schistosomiasis #NEJM
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
administration of contrast material ... reddish-brown material ... #NEJM #amebic #liver ... abscess #clinical #radiology ... #CT #entamoeba
Calcified Spleen and Gallstones - An abdominal radiograph, which was obtained during a previous presentation for
administration of contrast material ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #KUB #CT #Calcified ... #Spleen #NEJM