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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
On the left we see ... a chest film with ... setting (asthma ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest ... CT 47 M with idiopathic ... lung transplant, radiation ... #clinical #pulmonary ... #CXR
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
chest film, which ... density on the chest ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... treatment until the chest
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
On the chest x-ray ... heart while on the CT ... it is clear, that ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... She had gained 15 ... pedal edema, and clear ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology