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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... mSv 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Crazy Paving on Chest ... CT • Thickened ... interlobular septa in a background ... Crazy #Paving #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... on Chest CT • ... distinct radiographic areas ... #Head #Cheese #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... we describe a chest ... X-ray, we are trying ... #Differential #Table ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
especially in areas ... sun (e.g., palm creases ... is suspected: chest ... x-ray and/or CT ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs