Imaging In Child Abuse

Child abuse is a very serious issue within the United States, its lead to about 1,400 deaths per year. It’s an ongoing issue that can be decreased by the help of Radiologists. I picked the article “Imaging in child abuse”. In child abuse cases it is detectable to diagnosis child abuse in radiologic examinations. The radiologist is an important part of child abuse because they caring read the exams in finding of child abuse and directly associate their suspicious findings with the child’s ordering physician. A radiologist can see old unhealed fractures from months prior to recent exam, which helps see if the child has been abused prior. There can be long bone injuries, rib fractures, and head injuries. Each injury can be determined a child