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There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
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
4 mSv 200 CXRs ... 5 mSv 250 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Aortic #Dissection
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... days Chest X-ray ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
X-ray 0.001 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Sign on Chest X-Ray ... hemidiaphragm • LUL – aortic ... Silhouette #Sign #ChestXRay ... #CXR #diagnosis ... #radiology #localization
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... risk Chest X-ray