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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
view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Risks #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
on Chest X-Ray ... This was later proven ... to be an anterior ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... segments to be pushed anteriorly ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... 8 months Chest ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
atelectasis First study ... border (silhouette sign ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe ... #Lobar #Collapse
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
should be visible all ... the way to the anterior ... chest wall (red ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior ... chest radiography ... , a radiologic sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
First study the ... part of the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... appearance of the anterior ... chest wall. ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum