Which radiological investigations should be performed to identify fractures in suspected child abuse?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 723-736

  Kemp, A M ^a   Butler, A ^b   Morris, S ^b   Mann, M ^c   Kemp, K W ^a   Rolfe, K ^a   Sibert, J R ^a   Maguire, S ^a  

^a Departments of Child Health   (United States)

^b Radiology

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIDRONIC ACID TC 99M; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

AGE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIPHYSIS INJURY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METAPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33747063547     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.03.017     Document Type: Review

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