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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
and lateral abdomen ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... This causes a density ... be mistaken for pathology ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... know, that the pathology ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... setting this is ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... in a supine or semi-erect ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... pulmonary embolus has caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... Whenever you see ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... these can hint at pathology ... In this case, the ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology