5 results
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the inferior ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
entering the right atrium ... proces in the anterior ... they should get darker ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... A line is drawn ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
the radiation dose ... s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison