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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... Computed Tomography Angiography ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... years WOMEN’S IMAGING ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging
Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal Exam

A 66-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of abdominal bloating and
abdominal mass, which CT ... angiography revealed ... Clinical #Video #NJEM
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
#Clinical #Derm ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
tomography and angiography ... insertion and angiographic ... Hemothorax #CXR #CT ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Triple-phase CT ... or nephropathy CT ... angiography • ... perform prolonged imaging ... gastroenterology #table #imaging
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
Computed tomography (CT ... CT angiography and ... magnetic resonance imaging ... Radiology #Neuro #CT ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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concentration PET-CT ... Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... than conventional imaging ... supporting long-term
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
cardiovascular imaging ... cardiovascular imaging ... CT indicates computed ... Radiation #Doses #CT ... #Angiography #Nuclear
Gas in the Left Atrium and Ventricle - Computed tomographic (CT) angiography of his chest, abdomen,
Computed tomographic (CT ... ) angiography of ... CTS #Radiology #CT ... AtrialEsophagealFistula #Fistula #NEJM
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... mSv 20 months Angiography ... mSv 4-11 years CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging