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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
and lateral abdomen ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Dose to Adults from ... 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Cancer Risk from CT - The lifetime attributable risk of 1 cancer from CT by age,
Cancer Risk from ... risk of 1 cancer from ... area is: #EBM #EM ... #Radiology #CancerRisk ... #Cancer #ALiEM
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
better imaging—from ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
The guide catheter was deliberately not engaged with the left main artery, as an occlusion was
the left main and ... clearance of contrast from ... indicative of poor cardiac ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Angiogram
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
radiation exposure from ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
artifacts arising from ... the pleural line and ... pattern #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #PCC ... #Lung #BLines #ALiEM
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... onto outstretched hand ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Embolism - Etiology and ... Right to Left from ... Angiography or Cardiac ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison