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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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 ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Overlay Sign on Chest ... This was later proven ... Overlay #Sign #Chest ... #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background radiation Natural ... 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... 8 months Chest ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... • Natural history ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... anterior/posterior MSK ... surface of legs), bilateral
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
in 70% of cases ... be at least 175 ml ... On a lateral image ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology
Another common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line is subcarinal lymphadenopathy.
Notice the displacement of the
Another common cause ... azygoesophageal line on the chest ... x-ray in the area ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... x-ray and has a ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
of breath and chest ... chest wall. ... chest wall, a chest ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest