Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse

Description

This updated edition of the leading text on the imaging of child abuse and its imitators combines radiographic images with pathologic correlates of inflicted injuries. Presented in full color for the first time, it contains many new photomicrographs and clinical images of bone scintigraphy, CT, MRI and sonography. Presenting radiologic findings in clinical, biomechanical and medicolegal contexts, a wealth of new material relating to extremity, thoracic, spinal and intracranial injuries is included. Chapters on intracranial (extra-axial and parenchymal), visceral and miscellaneous injuries, and MRI physics have been revised and expanded, while new chapters cover disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolism and an extended discussion of skeletal injury. Complete with technical discussions explaining the physical principles and instrumentation of imaging equipment, this is essential reading for radiologists, pediatricians, forensic pathologists and emergency room physicians. Additionally, it will be of interest to a wide array of legal professionals. Half title page Title page Copyright page Dedication Contents List of contributors Editor’s note on the Foreword to the third edition Foreword to the third edition, Diego Jaramillo Foreword to the second edition, Clément J. Fauré Foreword to the first edition, John A. Kirkpatrick, Jr. Preface Acknowledgments List of acronyms Introduction Section I Skeletal trauma 1 The skeleton: structure, growth and development, and basis of skeletal injury 2 Skeletal trauma: general considerations 3 Lower extremity trauma 4 Upper extremity trauma 5 Bony thoracic trauma 6 Dating fractures 7 Differential diagnosis I: diseases, dysplasias, and syndromes 8 Differential diagnosis II: disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolism 9 Differential diagnosis III: osteogenesis imperfecta 10 Differential diagnosis IV: accidental trauma 11 Differential diagnosis V: obstetric trauma 12 Differential diagnosis VI: normal variants 13 Evidence-based radiology and child abuse 14 Skeletal imaging strategies 15 Postmortem skeletal imaging Section II Abusive head and spinal trauma Editor’s note 16 Abusive head trauma: clinical, biomechanical, and imaging considerations 17 Abusive head trauma: scalp, subscalp, and cranium 18 Abusive head trauma: extra-axial hemorrhage and nonhemic collections 19 Abusive head trauma: parenchymal injury 20 Abusive head trauma: intracranial imaging strategies 21 Abusive craniocervical junction and spinal trauma Section III Visceral trauma and miscellaneous abuse and neglect 22 Visceral trauma 23 Miscellaneous forms of abuse and neglect Section IV Diagnostic imaging of abuse in societal context 24 Psychosocial considerations 25 Child abuse and the law I: general issues for the radiologist 26 Child abuse and the law II: the radiologist in court and fundamental legal issues 27 The radiologist’s response to child abuse Section V Technical considerations and dosimetry 28 Radiologic image formation: physical principles, technology, and radiation dose considerations 29 The physics and biology of magnetic resonance imaging: medical miracle anyone? 30 Quality assurance and radiographic skeletal survey standards Index