Citation

Hsieh KL, Zimmerman RA, Kao HW, Chen CY. AJR Am. J. Roentgenol. 2015; 204(5): 944-952.

Affiliation

1 Department of Medical Imaging, Taipei Medical University Hospital, No. 252, Wu Hsing St, Taipei City 110, Taiwan, ROC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Roentgen Ray Society)

DOI

10.2214/AJR.14.13228

PMID

25905928

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to use a mechanism-based approach to review the neuroimaging findings of abusive head trauma to infants. Advanced neuroimaging provides insights into not only the underlying mechanisms of craniocerebral injuries but also the long-term prognosis of brain injury for children on whom these injuries have been inflicted.

CONCLUSION: Knowledge of the traumatic mechanisms, the key neuroimaging findings, and the implications of functional imaging findings should help radiologists characterize the underlying causes of the injuries inflicted, thereby facilitating effective treatment.

Language: en