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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
99m radionuclide bone ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years BONE ... S IMAGING - Bone ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Nuclear #Comparison
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... a hyperechoic background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK #POCUS ... #Atlas #Clinical ... #Radiology #Comparison
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Limitations #Comparison
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... FAST exam done. ... CT Correlate: https ... Echocardiogram #S4C #clinical ... #cardiology #ultrasound
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Paving on Chest CT ... interlobular septa in a background ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
POCUS done prior ... ventricle suggesting pulmonary ... was metastatic pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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disease, like the one ... right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Comparison