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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... on Chest CT • ... Split #Pleura #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... production, pleuritic chest ... pain) and signs
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... can suggest the diagnosis ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on ... Chest CT • Partial ... a rim contrast material ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
anterior–posterior chest ... sign in which the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #Bronchogram #NEJM
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
) pericarditic chest ... 4) pericardial effusion ... inflammation by an imaging ... technique (CT. ... CMR).
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Imaging: 1. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... pleural effusions ... of CXR congestion