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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
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
Doses for 5 Year-Old ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
dose required for ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... are outlined in Table ... 1 #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Imaging Modalities ... Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... obstruction - Able
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... knowledge about imaging ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... is interstitial lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... seen • Chest CT ... shows a small, stable
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... of a few CT scans ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... adjusting the dose ... pump, Impella, LVAD ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table