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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
Pericardial Lipoma on Chest XRay and CT

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch @kirschj

#Pericardial #Lipoma #ChestCT #ChestXRay #CXR #Lateral #CXR
Pericardial Lipoma on Chest ... Lipoma #ChestCT #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Lateral # ... CXR #clinical
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
Consolidation Pattern on Chest ... X-Ray Patchy areas ... multifocal often bilateral ... Consolidation #Pattern #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
radiation Natural ... background 3 mSv ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Typical COVID19 chest x-ray versus normal. The image on the right shows multi-focal patchy airspace opacities.
Typical COVID19 chest ... The darkest areas ... The "stuff" is pneumonia ... KurteL10 #COVID19 #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Clinical
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Right Middle Lobe Collapse on Chest XRay 
An octogenarian with prior strokes, dementia, and diabetes reports
Lobe Collapse on Chest ... MiddleLobe #Collapse #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Lateral #
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... Yield of blood CX
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
findings in OP - Bilateral ... restricted to areas ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia