Radiology Plays Vital Role in Detecting Intimate Partner Violence

As residents, radiologists learn early on about telltale signs of non-accidental trauma in children, and emerging research is helping more radiologists identify victims of elder abuse. Although one in four women has reported experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime in the U.S., there has been little research correlating imaging findings with abuse by a current or former partner or spouse.

Source: RSNA