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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 ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
Coins on Chest XRay ... Esophagus #Peds #Pediatrics ... #CXR #Radiology ... #Comparison #Clinical
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... 6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
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 ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Here another chest x-ray with interstitial edema and Kerley B lines in a patient with congestive
Here another chest ... interstitial edema and ... The CT shows the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... successfully with chest-tube ... embolization (Panel D) #Clinical ... #CXR #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Gas in the Left Atrium and Ventricle - Computed tomographic (CT) angiography of his chest, abdomen,
angiography of his chest ... ventricle (Panel A) #Clinical ... #Anatomy #CTS #Radiology ... #CT #CTChest #AtrialEsophagealFistula ... #Fistula #NEJM
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... tomography of the chest ... gas collection #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Salmonella
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
developmental age and ... laterally across the chest ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #hypotonia ... hypotonic #peds #pediatrics