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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
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... CT • Main PA ... the ascending aorta ... Carina crossover sign ... #diagnosis
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
window and the ... calcium sign. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
Summary table of ... aortic valve diseases ... well as their signs ... #diagnosis #heart ... #cardiology #comparison
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
calcium sign. ... positive calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis ... - Diagnosis and ... Severe AS) - Late ... Stages #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
the diagnosis in ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 8 months Chest ... CT 3 mSv 12 months ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... hemidiaphragm • LUL – aortic ... #Silhouette #Sign ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #diagnosis #radiology