Oblique chest views as a routine part of skeletal surveys performed for possible physical abuse-Is this practice worthwhile?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-159

  Hansen, Karen Kirhofer ^a   Prince, Jeffrey S ^a   Nixon, G William ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Oblique chest views; Rib fractures; Skeletal survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBLIQUE ROTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOLOGIST; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RIB FRACTURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38049028319     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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