Radiation Exposure in Imaging of Suspected Child Abuse: Benefits versus Risks

J Pediatr. 2015 Nov;167(5):963-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.07.064. Epub 2015 Sep 6.

Authors

Thomas L Slovis¹, Peter J Strouse², Keith J Strauss³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
² Section of Pediatric Radiology, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

PMID: 26354874
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.07.064

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Child Abuse / diagnosis*
Child, Preschool
Diagnostic Imaging / adverse effects*
Fractures, Bone / diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / adverse effects*
Radiation Exposure / prevention & control*
Radiation Exposure / standards
Risk
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / adverse effects*