Radiology in Suspected Child Abuse

Rick R. Van Rijn; Rutger A.J. Nievelstein; Simon G.F. Robben

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-12041-1_3

Radiology in Suspected Child Abuse

Rick R. Van Rijn^*, Rutger A.J. Nievelstein, Simon G.F. Robben

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In 1946, the paediatric radiologist John P. Caffey was the first to describe the relation between the presence of multiple fractures of the long bones and subdural haematomas in six children in whom no previous trauma was known. Since then, radiology plays a pivotal role in the detection and description of fractures related to potential child abuse. It is not uncommon that radiologists are the first clinicians that raise the possibility of potential non-accidental injury. In this chapter the importance of radiological imaging protocols, such as those from the Royal College of Radiologists and the Society and College of Radiographers and the American College of Radiology, is highlighted. The different imaging techniques and their indications and limitations in living and deceased victims of potential child are also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures
Subtitle of host publication	Differentiating Accidental Trauma from Child Abuse
Editors	Rob A.C. Bilo, Simon G. F. Robben, Rick R. van Rijn
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	3
Pages	45-74
Number of pages	30
Edition	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031120411
ISBN (Print)	9783031120404
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12041-1_3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

Bone densitometry
Computed tomography
Conventional radiography
Imaging protocol
Linear slot scanning
Magnetic resonance imaging
Radiology

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Radiology in Suspected Child Abuse. / Van Rijn, Rick R.; Nievelstein, Rutger A.J.; Robben, Simon G.F.
Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures: Differentiating Accidental Trauma from Child Abuse. ed. / Rob A.C. Bilo; Simon G. F. Robben; Rick R. van Rijn. 2. ed. Springer, 2023. p. 45-74.

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