Dating fractures

Apr 10, 2017 by in NUCLEAR MEDICINE Comments Off on Dating fractures

Figure 6.1 Fatal abuse in an eight-month-old with fractures of at least three different ages. (See same patient in Fig. 2.9.) A, AP portable supine radiograph obtained at the time…

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Skeletal imaging strategies

Apr 10, 2017 by in NUCLEAR MEDICINE Comments Off on Skeletal imaging strategies

Figure 14.1 Impact of rigorous serial imaging on the legal process. A nine-month-old infant undergoing skeletal assessment because of bilateral distal humeral SH injuries and multiple lower extremity CMLs in…

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The radiologist’s response to child abuse

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Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.113 U.S. Supreme Court 2786 (1993) (1, 2) Introduction The traditional role of the diagnostic radiologist to supervise, evaluate, and reach conclusions regarding imaging examinations…

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Evidence-based radiology and child abuse

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Excellent Systematic review Multicenter studies Good RCTs Observational studies Fair Uncontrolled trials with dramatic results Before and after studies Non-RCTs Poor Descriptive studies Case studies Expert opinion Studies of poor…

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Interventional Procedures

Apr 8, 2017 by in BREAST IMAGING Comments Off on Interventional Procedures

Related posts: Communication and Accountability in Breast Imaging The Male Breast Evaluation and Imaging Features of Benign Breast Masses Breast Cancer: An Overview Diagnostic Breast Imaging creening Mammography

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Breast Calcifications

Apr 8, 2017 by in BREAST IMAGING Comments Off on Breast Calcifications

LEARNING OBJECTIVES    1.  Describe the appropriate evaluation of breast calcifications that cannot be classified as benign on screening images    2.  Features of benign breast calcifications and appropriate descriptors    3.  Descriptors used for the…

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