TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Radiation exposure in imaging of suspected child abuse: benefits versus risks
JO  - Journal of pediatrics
A1  - Slovis, Thomas L.
A1  - Strouse, Peter J.
A1  - Strauss, Keith J.
SP  - 963
EP  - 968
VL  - 167
IS  - 5
N2  - <p>Recent articles on child abuse in this journal discussed the value of ordering a skeletal survey in children age 24-36 months and the need for a computed tomography (CT) of the head in children less than 2 years with an isolated single nonmetaphyseal long bone fracture. The benefits of these and other imaging studies are not merely in the number of positive tests. Negative results can be extremely important. However, both radiography and CT use ionizing radiation (X-rays). Determining the risks of radiation exposure from medical imaging is not straight forward.</p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3476
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.07.064
ID  - ref1
ER  -