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 injury through abuse. Presented in full color for the first time, it contains many new photomicrographs and clinical images of bone scintigraphy, CT and sonography. Presenting radiologic findings in clinical, biomechanical and medicolegal contexts, a wealth of new material relating to extremity, thoracic and intracranial injuries is included. Chapters on extra-axial collections, 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.

• Covers the physical basis for imaging studies, explaining how images are generated in radiography, CT and MRI
• Hundreds of radiographic and photographic images are displayed side-by-side, many in color, giving the reader clear examples for use in diagnosis
• Provides analysis of the legal issues faced by professionals involved in cases of alleged abuse, allowing them to understand their responsibilities and prepare for court testimonials

Contents

List of contributors
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
Acknowledgements
Editor's note on the third edition
List of acronyms
Introduction Paul K. Kleinman
Part I. Skeletal Trauma:
1. The skeleton: structure, growth and development, and basis of skeletal injury Andrew E. Rosenberg
2. Skeletal trauma: general considerations Paul K. Kleinman, Andrew E. Rosenberg and Andy Tsai
3. The lower extremity Paul K. Kleinman
4. The upper extremity Paul K. Kleinman
5. Bony thoracic trauma Paul K. Kleinman
6. Dating fractures Michelle M. Walters and Paul K. Kleinman
7. Differential diagnosis I: diseases, dysplasias and syndromes simulating abuse Paul K. Kleinman and Paula W. Brill
8. Differential diagnosis II: disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolism Ingrid Holm and Jeannette M. Perez-Rossello
9. Differential diagnosis III: osteogenesis imperfecta Ralph S. Lachman, Deborah Krakow and Paul Kleinman
10. Differential diagnosis IV: accidental trauma Paul K. Kleinman
11. Differential diagnosis V: obstetric trauma Paul K. Kleinman
12. Differential diagnosis VI: normal variants Paul K. Kleinman
13. Evidence-based radiology and child abuse Christopher S. Greeley
14. Skeletal imaging strategies Paul K. Kleinman
15. Postmortem imaging Paul K. Kleinman
Part II. Abusive Head and Spinal Trauma: Editor's note regarding the abusive head and spinal trauma section Paul K. Kleinman
Introduction to the abusive head and spinal trauma section Gary L. Hedlund
16. Abusive head and spinal trauma: clinical and biomechanical considerations Lori D. Frasier and Brittany Coats
17. Abusive head and spinal trauma: scalp, subscalp and cranium Paul K. Kleinman, Brittany Coats and V. Michelle Silvera
18. Abusive head and spinal trauma: extraaxial hemorrhage and non-hemic collections Gary L. Hedlund
19. Abusive head and spinal trauma: parenchymal injury P. Ellen Grant
20. Abusive head and spinal trauma: intracranial imaging strategies V. Michelle Silvera, P. Ellen Grant, Gary L. Hedlund and Paul K. Kleinman
21. Abusive head and spinal trauma: abusive craniocervical junction and spinal trauma Paul K. Kleinman and V. Michelle Silvera
Part III. Visceral Trauma and Miscellaneous Abuse and Neglect:
22. Visceral trauma Katherine Nimkin and Paul K. Kleinman
23. Miscellaneous forms of abuse and neglect Paul K. Kleinman
Part IV. Diagnostic Imaging of Abuse in Societal Context:
24. Psychosocial considerations Alice W. Newton and Amy C. Tishelman
25. Child abuse and the law I: general issues for the radiologist Sandeep K. Narang
26. Child abuse and the law II: the radiologist in court and fundamental legal issues Martha Coakley
27. The radiologist's response to child abuse Paul K. Kleinman
Part V. Technical Considerations and Dosimetry:
28. Radiological image formation: physical principles, technology and radiation dose considerations Andrew Karellas and Srinivasan Vedantham
29. The physics and biology of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): medical miracle anyone? Robert V. Mulkern
30. Quality assurance and radiographic skeletal survey standards Patricia L. Kleinman
Index.

Author

Paul K. Kleinman, Children's Hospital Boston
Paul K. Kleinman, MD, FAAP, is Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and director of Musculoskeletal Imaging in the Department of Radiology at Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA.