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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... 0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... or middle lobe collapse ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
that the vein does ... not collapse with ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
#Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
The radiation dose ... teratogenic fetal dose ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... Workup #Imaging #Comparison
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Infection • Dose ... , GI Bleed • Dose ... CNS - Circuatory collapse ... 1 Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... Injury #Toxicity #diagnosis
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
atelectasis or lobar collaps ... limited differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison