How Radiologists can Help Domestic Violence Victims in Boston

“As a patient is raising her arm, protecting her face and if she gets hit during that time, you would get fracture of this bone,” Dr. Bharti Khurana told Boston 25 News.Dr. Khurana and Dr. Elizabeth George at Brigham and Women’s hospital spent the past year and a half going through dozens of patients’ medical images in detail. They kept a running tally of the patient’s injuries and backgrounds. The patients were referred from the E.R. to domestic violence programs.  The goal is to learn who may be most at-risk.

Source: Boston 25 NEWS