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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence: - Imaging ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR, CT ... , ultrasound) - ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... pain) and signs
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
available diagnostic testing ... diameter are called lung ... associated with lung ... CT imaging, positron ... associated with a higher
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... pericarditis, making ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... CT Lung Abscess ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... pneumonia on CXR/CT ... imaging. ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 8 months Chest ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging ... , high res CT)