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Pericardial Lipoma on Chest XRay and CT

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch @kirschj

#Pericardial #Lipoma #ChestCT #ChestXRay #CXR #Lateral #CXR
Pericardial Lipoma ... on Chest XRay and ... CT Dr. ... Lipoma #ChestCT #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Lateral #
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
silhouette on the chest ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion
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
Head CT 4 mSv ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Abdomen CT 5 mSv ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
The CT-image shows a large pericardial effusion.
Always compare these post-operative chest films with the pre-operative ones.
The CT-image shows ... a large pericardial ... post-operative chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... nervous system (CNS ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
only a minimal pericardial ... Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
On the chest x-ray ... heart while on the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... CT 3 mSv 12 months ... Abdominal CT ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... Chest x-ray: signs ... effusions). 1/5 pts ... → no signs of CXR ... of obstructive epicardial