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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
/Q scanning or CT-PA ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
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
Doses for 5 Year-Old ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... Testing #Study #Peds
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... #Doses #Imaging ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... Testing #Study #Peds
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
characteristically radiating ... 3x ULN 3) Imaging ... findings Workup ... , gallstones), CT ... consider pain-dose
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
the benefits and risks ... scanning versus CT-PA ... #OBGyn #Obstetrics ... #Radiology #PulmonaryEmbolism ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
obstruction X-Ray Imaging ... • 18F-FDG PET/CT ... doses of 40 Gy ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup