Neuroimaging of abusive head trauma

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 280-290

  Hedlund, Gary L ^a   Frasier, Lori D ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Child abuse; CT scan; Metabolic disease; MRI; Neuroimaging; Skull fracture; Subdural hematomas; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950357843     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-009-9132-6     Document Type: Review

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