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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
view chest 0.02 ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Aortic Dilatation on Cardiac MRI and corresponding Chest XRay 

Abnormal CXR, mild dyspnoea but no chest
on Cardiac MRI ... corresponding Chest ... XRay Abnormal ... CXR, mild dyspnoea ... but no chest pain
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... 6 months - Chest ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... magnetic resonance imaging ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... serum cortisol Imaging ... is suspected: chest ... x-ray and/or CT ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
cardiac CTA done for chest ... patients will have chest ... mediastinum on chest ... usually made by a CT ... scan of the chest
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
of the proximal aorta ... On the chest x-ray ... On CT however there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #