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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
Anteroposterior and lateral ... Head CT 4 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Abdomen CT 5 mSv ... Risks #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... years - Upper GI Study ... without contrast material ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
atelectasis First study ... as a result of collapse ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #RML # ... MiddleLobe #Lobar #Collapse
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
hypoxemia and bilateral ... week or less ● Bilateral ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... management with early enteral
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
, which is the collapsed ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Bilateral ... computed tomographic (CT ... effusions, lobar collapse ... , lung collapse,
Right Middle Lobe Collapse on Chest XRay 
An octogenarian with prior strokes, dementia, and diabetes reports
Right Middle Lobe Collapse ... #MiddleLobe #Collapse ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Lateral #Pulmonary
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
Pericardial Lipoma on Chest XRay and CT

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch @kirschj

#Pericardial #Lipoma #ChestCT #ChestXRay #CXR #Lateral #CXR
Chest XRay and CT ... ChestCT #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Lateral #CXR #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background radiation Natural ... mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study