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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... 8 months Chest ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Knee Hemarthrosis-helpful to see side-by-side comparison views with MSK. BIG thanks to @dhjeong15 for all the
see side-by-side comparison ... views with MSK. ... #Hemarthrosis #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #msk
Complete Rupture of Patellar tendon on POCUS. See the Normal and Ruptured.

EMUSS @emuss_uk

#Rupture #Patellar #tendon #POCUS
Patellar tendon on POCUS ... Patellar #tendon #POCUS ... #normal #comparison ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #knee #msk #orthopedics
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
Rib Fracture on POCUS ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... Rib #Fracture #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound 

Unlike normal variant irregular bare area (arrowhead) under infraspinatus, a Hill-Sachs lesion
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound ... HillSachs #Lesion #Ultrasound ... #MSK #POCUS #Humerus ... #Clinical #Comparison ... #XRay
Sewing Needle stuck in patellar tendon on POCUS

A 30yo pt presents with 2d of knee pain.
patellar tendon on POCUS ... presents with 2d of knee ... 872058237322919936 XRay ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #ForeignBody