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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
Doses for 5 Year-Old ... and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... - Extremity (hand ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... Estimated dose - ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... ) and allergic bronchopulmonary ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... of life: A CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
CT 47 M with idiopathic ... Dense subpleural and ... Rare - GVHD, lung ... transplant, radiation ... clinical #pulmonary #CXR
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... dependent part of the lungs ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
pain as non-radiating ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary