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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
view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... summarizes the causes ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... #Enlargement #Differential
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... inferior part of the lung ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... stage II with perihilar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... standing Sarcoidosis (stage ... The differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #