Ethical issues in imaging nonaccidental injury: child abuse.
One of the most controversial areas of nonaccidental injury is the medical diagnosis of inflicted central nervous system injury and its impact on medical, social, and legal outcomes for children and families. This review addresses the role of the neuroradiologist in the clinical care of the pediatric patient and as an expert medical witness in the area of nonaccidental injury.
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Patrick D
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. pbarnes@stanford.edu
D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006801:Humans; D009485:Neuroradiography