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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... consolidation is lobar ... common diagnosis is lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
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
Head CT 4 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Abdomen CT 5 mSv ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... most likely a lobar ... This was an acute lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Lobar ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
On the PET-CT there ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #PETCT #LUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
Lobar atelectasis ... or lobar collaps ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison