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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
Medical Radiation Doses ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... abdomen 0.05 mSv ... Abdomen CT 5 mSv ... Background #Radiation #Doses
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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Barrel Chest Appearance ... on Lateral Chest ... Xray Typically ... #Chest #Xray #CXR ... #Lateral #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Tomography (CT) — Abdomen ... Tomography (CT) — Abdomen ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Posterior Diameter: Barrel ... Xray on the right ... Chested #Chest #XRay ... #APDiameter #CXR ... #Lateral #UCSDH
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... capitate "apple" does ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
So gray matter is ... Contrast material ... the blood brain barrier ... a blood brain barrier ... all diffusion does
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
following a low-dose ... or M RI of the abdomen ... /or MRI of the abdomen ... shows bilateral ... suspected: chest x-ray
Radio-opaque shadows on ABDOMINAL X-RAY
•	A substance is more radiopaque if it contains atoms of high atomic
on ABDOMINAL X-RAY ... radiocontrast material ... is an effective barrier ... #foreignbody #abdomen ... #AXR #radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... background radiation Natural ... days Chest X-ray ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
left anterior and lateral ... appreciating a lateral ... (CXR), try rotating ... to, your vision does ... not seen on a CXR