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Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... Radiation Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... Doses #ChestXRay #CT ... #Nuclear #Stress
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #Angiography #Nuclear ... #Stress #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... #Testing #cardiology
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 ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke on CT ... and MRI. ... on T2-weighted imaging ... on T2-weighted MRI ... Timeline #Neurology #Radiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... Stable Angina Stress ... Coronary CTA (making ... clear to patient ... #Cardiology #EBM
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
Nuclear myocardial ... perfusion imaging ... single-photon emission CT ... , MPI stress testing ... MPI involves IV