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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 ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Testing #Study #Peds
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
Coins on Chest XRay ... #Coins #ChestXRay ... Trachea #Esophagus #Peds ... #Pediatrics #CXR ... #Clinical
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... ) — Lung Cancer ... 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Testing #Study #Peds
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Injuries - Elbow Xrays ... fat pad (sail sign ... Elbow #Injuries #Xrays ... #Radiology #peds ... #Pediatrics #clinical
Tetralogy of Fallot - Chest XRay

An 18-month-old male presents with his parents who have noticed that
XRay An 18-month-old ... A chest x-ray is ... Tetralogy #Fallot #ChestXRay ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peds #Pediatrics
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... causes the collapse lung ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... Splint: Posterior long ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... Calcification (seen in CT ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled