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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
50 CXRs Head CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... WOMEN’S IMAGING ... 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence: - Imaging ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Chest CT 3 mSv 12 ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Imaging Modalities ... Renal Calculus AXR ... Non-contrast CT ... diverticulae). degree and level ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
a patient with fever ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... /CT imaging. ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
PPFE) on Chest CT ... Typical imaging ... PPFE #ChestCT #radiology ... #clinical #pulmonary ... #CXR
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
tissue Doppler imaging ... acceleration time; Ao ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... ejection ms and ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
urea nitrogen level ... 100,000/μl) Imaging ... radiograph or CT ... Yield of blood CX ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary