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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Abdomen and ... - Extremity (hand ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
a CT to rule out ... pulmonary embolism ... based on this CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... limitations and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... window and the ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
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
Anteroposterior and ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
dorsum of the hand ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Tetralogy of Fallot - Chest XRay

An 18-month-old male presents with his parents who have noticed that
Fallot - Chest XRay ... to resolve with rest ... A chest x-ray is ... Tetralogy #Fallot #ChestXRay ... #Clinical #Radiology
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Level on Chest XRay ... s/p treatment and ... Cavitary #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... days Chest X-ray ... Head CT 2 mSv 8 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... window and the ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay