Bone Scintigraphy After a Negative Radiological Skeletal Survey Improves the Detection Rate of Inflicted Skeletal Injury in Children

• Main Authors: Flora Blangis (Author), Cyrielle Poullaouec (Author), Elise Launay (Author), Nathalie Vabres (Author), Flavie Sadones (Author), Thomas Eugène (Author), Jérémie F. Cohen (Author), Martin Chalumeau (Author), Christèle Gras-Le Guen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Timely diagnosis of child physical abuse is of paramount importance. The added value of bone scintigraphy (BS) after a negative radiological skeletal survey (RSS) in children with suspected physical abuse has never been evaluated.Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the e...