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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Barium Enema (Lower GI ... X-ray) 8 mSv 3 ... years - Upper GI ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... describe a chest X-ray ... is to describe areas ... #Differential #Table ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Osteopetrosis - Computed tomography revealed diffusely thickened bones of the skull (Panel A, arrows). A radiograph
Clinical #Peds #Radiology ... #Xray #HandXR # ... Osteopetrosis #CT ... #NEJM
Gastric Gyri - Pediatric Ménétrier’s Disease - Computed tomography with contrast material (Panel A shows the
Clinical #Peds #GI ... #Radiology #CT ... RugalHypertrophy #NEJM
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... days Chest X-ray ... months Chest CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
Computed tomography (CT ... frontotemporal mass with areas ... CT angiography and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
Reversible Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - A computed tomographic scan showed jejunal dilatation and thinning of the
healing #Clinical #Radiology ... #GI #MesentericIschemia ... Ischemia #EGD #CT ... #NEJM
Gastrointestinal Complication of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - CTA was highly suggestive of bowel ischemia with wall
side) #Clinical #GI ... #Radiology #CT ... #Polyangiitis #NEJM
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
that were in his breast ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #