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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 ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Risks #Testing #Study
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Risks #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... years - Upper GI Study ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Loss ... #Silhouette #Sign ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #diagnosis #radiology
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
atelectasis First study ... the right heart border ... (silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
First study the ... anterior part of the chest ... The pneumonia does ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
the right heart border ... produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest