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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... Computed Tomography Angiography ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Triple-phase CT ... or nephropathy CT ... angiography • ... GIBleed #management #gastroenterology ... #table #imaging
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Radiation #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
50 CXRs Head CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... Radiology #Procedures #Imaging ... Doses #ChestXRay #CT ... Stress #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
months Chest CT ... mSv 20 months Angiography ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
cardiovascular imaging ... CT indicates computed ... Radiation #Doses #CT ... #Angiography #Nuclear ... Stress #Comparison #Risks
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
, and/or other risk ... • 1st line: CT ... cross-sectional imaging ... osteoporosis • Risk ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
the associated risk ... to three of the risk ... on radiologic imaging ... colonoscopy or CT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... radiation of a few CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks