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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... mSv 3 hours - Mammography ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Table #Risks #Testing
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
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... dose - Days of background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made by radiology ... confirmatory lab testing ... WM, cerebellar nuclei ... MRI #Clinical #Radiology
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... a hyperechoic background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK #POCUS ... Atlas #Clinical #Radiology
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Assessment for an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP). Uterine landmarks are bladder (B)
There is a clear ... obgyn #obstetrics #radiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
bounce, but very clear ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
bladder in a non-fasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound