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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
1 CXRs Anteroposterior ... CT 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... CT 5 mSv 250 CXRs ... #Background #Radiation
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
silhouette on the chest ... x-ray due to pericardial ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 3 mSv/year 1 day ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... 1 day Head CT 2 ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
XRay Case #1: This ... is typical of pericardial ... myocardium from an old ... #XRay #CXR #radiology ... #cardiology #clinical
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.005 mSv 1 day ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
Pericardial cyst ... On the chest x-ray ... On CT however there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... On the chest x-ray ... heart while on the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... gas collection #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... embolization (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Hemothorax ... #CXR #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
radiograph of the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Splenosis ... #Heterotopic #NEJM