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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... 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
Anteroposterior and ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
pregnant women The radiation ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... Workup #Imaging #Comparison ... #Table #Pregnant
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... - Extremity (hand ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... dose Ultrasound ... obstruction - Able
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... pleuritic chest pain) and ... signs (tachypnea ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... in paediatric radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... Portal Venous Phase and ... MRI #POCUS #radiology ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Pulmonary Embolism ... oppressive chest pain radiating ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis