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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
200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... proper clinical setting ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Lung Cancer ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... proper clinical setting ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... throughout the lungs ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #Radiology #differential ... #clinical #CT
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
The CT findings ... this clinical setting ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #PJP # ... Pneumocystis #Pneumonia
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation