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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
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
Imaging options ... performing definitive imaging ... are outlined in Table ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
knowledge about imaging ... low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
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
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement
The Canadian C-Spine Rule is a well-validated decision rule that can be used to safely rule
CSIs) in alert, stable ... C-spine Rule (CCR ... patients need c-spine imaging ... Cervical #Injury #Imaging
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... diagnosis #algorithm #hematology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table