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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
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 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
and the calcium sign ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
On a lateral image of CXR effusion of > 75 ml could be visible- where there
On a lateral image ... of CXR effusion ... PleuralEffusion #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Radiology #Lateral
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... pericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #chestxray #cxr ... #radiology
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
consider better imaging—from ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... paratracheal and bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #Pawnbrokers #Sign ... #clinical #radiology
Westermark sign! (R pulmonary oligemia seen on CXR). Unicorns do exist! Seen in <2% of PE
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Westermark sign! ... oligemia seen on CXR ... PE - Emergency Radiology ... ASER_ERad #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours CENTRAL ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Procedures #Imaging ... Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay ... Stress #Comparison #Table