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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 ... Testing #Study #Peds
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Non-Specific CXR ... / CT Scan ... / CT Scan: ... Anomaly - Normal CXR ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
paralaryngeal space ... Morgagni, the space ... #NEJM #clinical ... laryngoscope #radiology #CT
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
intraarticular space ... intraarticular space ... opposite limb XR ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis - Abdominal radiography (Panel A) and computed tomography (Panel B) revealed gas collection in
and perinephric space ... Pyelonephritis #CT ... #KUB #NEJM
Pneumorrhachis, Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema - The entrapped air gained access to the epidural space, which
to the epidural space ... Clinical #Radiology #CT ... Pneumorrhachis #NEJM
Osteopetrosis - Computed tomography revealed diffusely thickened bones of the skull (Panel A, arrows). A radiograph
#Clinical #Peds ... Osteopetrosis #CT ... #NEJM
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... mSv 4-11 years CT ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Testing #Study #Peds
Gastric Gyri - Pediatric Ménétrier’s Disease - Computed tomography with contrast material (Panel A shows the
#Clinical #Peds ... GI #Radiology #CT ... RugalHypertrophy #NEJM
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM