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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years BONE - Spine ... ) — Spine 6 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Lumbar spine reporting - Nomenclature
Bulge (>25% disc circumference)
  - Symmetric (Circumferential) 
  - Asymmetric
Lumbar spine reporting ... MarkMamloukMD #Lumbar #Spine ... Reporting #Disc #Classification ... Herniation #Protrusion #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #MSK
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
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Report #Grading #Classification ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
  -
Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Report #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar spine ... at the knee and rises ... off the table, ... video #sports #msk
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
Stenosis #Grading #Spine ... #Report #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
implement consistent radiology ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Report #Grading #Classification ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Pudendal Neuralgia
• Pudendal nerve arises from S2-S4 roots and innervates perineal structures
• Nerve is prone to
1) Ischial spine ... women cyclists • CT-guidance ... Neuralgia #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK