“As a patient is raising her arm, protecting her face and if she gets hit during that time, you would…

As sexual abuse of women continues to dominate national news in the United States, a scientific session presented today at the RSNA annual meeting about the clues diagnostic images can provide could not be more timely. A study conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital which reviewed electronic medical records (EMRs) of patients referred to domestic abuse and sexual assault programs over a 10 month period in 2016 identified characteristic injuries among the patients.
Source: APPLIED RADIOLOGY