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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 ... effective radiation dose ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #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 ... OBGyn #Radiology #VTE ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Comparison
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... - Radiation Dose ... #Radiation #Doses ... #ChestXRay #CT ... Nuclear #Stress #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 ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... Risks #Testing #Study
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging ... thromboembolism (VTE ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... years - Upper GI Study ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... Risks #Testing #Study
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Get an LP and imaging ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... smear • Signs of VTE ... UnknownOrigin #workup
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... Risks #Testing #Study
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
possible diagnostic algorithm ... preferred front-line imaging ... PulmonaryEmbolism #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Algorithm
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
the radiation dose ... equating radiation dose ... absorbing that same dose ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison