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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... #Table #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... ) — Lung Cancer ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... proper clinical setting ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
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 ... localization by lobe ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #diagnosis #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
a right lower lobe ... surrounded by aerated lung ... On a follow-up chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
atelectasis Chest ... abnormal right border ... surrounded by aerated lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... where the upper lobes ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... the right middle lobe ... The lateral view ... of the anterior chest ... #Clinical #Radiology