title: Skeletal imaging of child abuse (non-accidental injury).
abstract: In recent years there has been a worldwide increased awareness that children are physically abused by their carers. Radiologists play a vital role in the detection of inflicted injuries. This article reviews the skeletal imaging findings seen in child abuse.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Amaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Offiah
authors.forename: Rick R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: van Rijn
authors.forename: Jeanette Mercedes
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Perez-Rossello
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kleinman
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods