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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
Anteroposterior and lateral ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
#Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac ... #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... exposure from natural ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
radiation Natural ... background 3 mSv ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
supine film the cardiac ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... magnetic resonance imaging ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
pulmonary edema: cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers ... #RadiologyAssistant
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
s use the same analogy ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison