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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
Head CT 4 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Abdomen CT 5 mSv ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... fever (FMF) • Radiation ... RA, and other CTD
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... only a minimal pericardial ... Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... : Pericarditis lasting ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing