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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
limitations of X-rays so ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Limitations #Comparison
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Care Ultrasounds (POCUS ... We skipped the CT ... EMT-P @MRamzyDO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... vomiting, which she reports ... imaging such as CT ... #SBO #SmallBowel
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
elderly lady with abdominal ... Other signs of SBO ... Ireland #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #SmallBowell
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Chest CT 3 mSv 12 ... months Abdominal ... CT 5 mSv 20 months ... #Nuclear #Comparison
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
of hypoechoic spots ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
colostomy, multiple SBO ... and increasing abdominal ... radiographs, 3.6 for CT ... Medicine #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... live 90 years or so ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table