Sato Y, Yuh W T, Smith W L, Alexander R C, Kao S C, Ellerbroek C J
Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
Radiology. 1989 Dec;173(3):653-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.173.3.2813768.
To evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the diagnosis of head injury in child abuse, the authors compared the findings at head MR imaging and computed tomography (CT) in 19 abused children. Subdural hematomas (15 cases), cortical contusions (six cases), and shearing injuries (five cases) were demonstrated to particular advantage with MR imaging. CT remained superior in the detection of subarachnoid hemorrhage. MR imaging appears to be valuable in the assessment of patients with suspected intracranial injury due to child abuse.
