14 results
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... CXRs Tc-99m2 radionuclide ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... Days of background ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... a hyperechoic background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK #POCUS ... Atlas #Clinical #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
Effective radiation doses ... effective radiation doses ... to the average background ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
that the vein does ... Diagnosis #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... the radiation dose ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
Patient with end of stage COPD on Echocardiogram

Reminder that McConnell's sign does not always mean PE

The
McConnell's sign does ... A4C #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Large pleural effusion on Echocardiogram
Does this patient need pericardiocentesis?
In this case, large billateral pleural effusion can
Echocardiogram Does ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus