“Underreporting is a serious issue when it comes to strangulation. I rarely see strangulation indicated in medical histories, and after deciding to conduct this study on the subject, I was…

Over the course of a two-day event, Dr. Khurana, as a visiting professor at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, conducted Grand Rounds on Intimate Partner Violence, presented her latest research on…

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While the statistics are alarmingly high, the problem of IPV may be grossly underreported, Khurana says. The problem, she adds, is that many victims of abuse are afraid to come…

Breaking the cycle of intimate partner violence has for long been at the forefront of work undertaken by radiologist Bharti Khurana, MD, FACR, FASER. Much of her research, studying injuries of…

Bharti Khurana, MD, of the Department of Radiology, was awarded a four-year, $3.2 million grant, jointly funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) as well as the…

According to Khurana, health care providers are uniquely positioned to help patients experiencing IPV. Over the past six years, she and a multidisciplinary team of clinicians have established radiology’s role…

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On August 18, 2022, Bharti Khurana, MD, FACR, Founder, Director and Principal Investigator of the Brigham Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center (TIRIC) and emergency radiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, gave an…

Violence is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and preventing assault-related injuries is a priority in public health and clinical medicine. A study led by investigators at…

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Bharti Khurana, MD, of the Department of Radiology, was awarded an American College of Radiology (ACR) Innovation Fund Grant for her project “Making the Invisible Visible: Transforming the Detection of…

Although roughly 33% of men experience IPV in their lifetimes, few efforts exist to recognize men facing this threat. Biases suggesting that IPV predominantly affects women may also cause medical…

Bharti Khurana, MD, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues used data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (2005 to 2015) to establish differences in…

"Our findings are contrary to the general notion that violence perpetrated by women is not capable of causing severe injuries to their partners," Khurana said in a statement. "Moreover, men…

Researchers found that IPV accounted for 0.61 percent of all emergency department visits, of which 17.2 percent involved men and 82.8 percent involved women. Compared with female patients, male patients…

Bharti Khurana, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues used data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (2005 to 2015) to establish differences in…

Study may help emergency department clinicians recognize key IPV trends among men and women. Source: EurekAlert

Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains severely underreported in emergency departments (ED), and women represent most reported cases. Few studies have evaluated how men present with IPV injuries, leaving ED physicians…

Patients who sustain multiple injuries of unclear origin over time are well served by radiologists equipped with longitudinal imaging histories, as these physicians are adept at appropriately alerting care teams…

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Nearly 1 out of every 5 women in the U.S. has experienced intimate partner violence, but radiologists can help stop such abuse by recognizing specific injury patterns, imaging experts reported…

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The COVID-19 pandemic led to an exacerbation of pre-existing hardships and disparities in many vulnerable populations, including individuals affected by intimate partner violence. Pre-pandemic statistics showed that 30% of women…

Up to one-third of adult women treated for isolated ulnar fractures may be victims of domestic violence, presenting a unique opportunity for radiologists to interrupt the cycle of abuse. Imaging…

Bharti Khurana, MD, of the Department of Radiology, was honored with the Most Distinguished Physician Award from the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) for her unparalleled service…

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Radiologists can help break the destructive cycle of intimate partner violence by understanding the imaging patterns of lower extremity injuries indicative of such abuse, according to an investigation published Wednesday.…

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Early on during the Covid-19 “stay at home” orders that began in March 2020, families who lived separate lives outside the home-school, work, movies, kids parties, adult trips, kids sports,…

Interview with Bharti Khurana, MD About Her Article, "Exacerbation of Physical Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 Pandemic" Gosangi and Park et al. Radiology 2021; 298:E38–E45. Source: Radiology Podcast | RSNA

Intimate partner violence (IPV) rates soared during COVID-19 lockdowns. In this interview for the The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation, Brigham radiologist Bharti Khurana, MD, describes pioneering…

Up to one-third of women with isolated ulnar fractures may have confirmed or suspected intimate partner violence (IPV), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological…

Researchers didn't correlate ulnar fractures with domestic violence until recently Approximately one-third of domestic violence victims may suffer from a specific type of fracture to the forearm, which underscores the need for…

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Up to one-third of adult women who sustain a non-displaced fracture to the ulna bone of the forearm may be victims of intimate partner violence, according to a study being…

Jeffrey Klein, MD, reviews the article ”Intimate Partner Violence: A Primer for Radiologists to Make the 'Invisible” Visible' See Alessandrino et al., RadioGraphics 2020; 40:2080–2097. Source: RadioGraphics Podcasts | RSNA

Department of Quality and Safety asked Bharti Khurana, MD, founding director of the Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center, and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, to talk about her…

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious and widely prevalent public health crisis that is defined as physical, sexual, or emotional violence between partners. One out of 2 female and…

There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among patients seen at a large, academic medical center in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic compared…

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“Sadly, you may see patients who die as a result of intimate partner violence (IPV),” says Annie Lewis-O’Connor, NP, PhD, founder and director of the Coordinated Approach to Resilience and…

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When a patient presents at the Emergency Department (ED) following significant trauma, the indications for whole-body trauma CT may be unclear. Source: Daily Bulletin | RSNA

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The Stepping Strong Innovator Awards program supports groundbreaking projects that address well-defined clinical problems in areas including bone, wound, and skin healing; limb transplant and reconstruction; bone and muscle regeneration; advanced…

Khurana serves as the director of Emergency Musculoskeletal Radiology and is a three-time recipient of this prestigious award (2014, 2018, 2019). She is passionate about trauma imaging, providing meaningful imaging…

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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…

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Jeffrey Klein, MD, reviews the article ”Radiologic Findings in Intimate Partner Violence.” See Phillips et al., Radiology 2019; 291:6-50. Source: RadioGraphics Podcasts | RSNA

These twelve artificial intelligence innovations are expected to start impacting clinical care by the end of the decade. There’s no question that artificial intelligence is moving quickly in the healthcare…

  Bharti Khurana, MD, clinical director for Emergency Musculoskeletal Radiology, is an expert in the field of orthopedic trauma imaging. Her research focuses on using radiology and machine learning to…

Jeffrey Klein, MD, reviews the article ”Injuries to the Rigid Spine: What the Spine Surgeon Wants to Know” See Shah et al., Mar-Apr 2019;39(2):449-66. Source: RadioGraphics Podcasts | RSNA

Doctors are in a unique position to help identify victims of intimate partner violence, but first we might need to reset expectations. Source: SLATE

A few years ago, emergency radiologist Bharti Khurana examined scans from a patient with nasal bone fractures—an old one, on one side of her nose, and a new one, on…

Radiologists, who typically interact little with patients, can play a key role in identifying victims of abuse by spotting patterns of injuries that point to domestic violence, researchers said on…

Radiologists may play a crucial role in identifying signs of intimate partner violence, a type of domestic violence, according to a study published in the journal Radiology. Radiologists can identify…

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  Radiology images can reveal critical clues not only about a patient's current injuries, but also about patterns of violence a person may be experiencing. Investigators from Brigham and Women's…

This year’s BRIght Futures Prize finalists are pursuing forward-thinking and inventive research to improve patient care. Each of the three finalists hopes to receive the $100,000 BRIght Futures Prize, which will be awarded…

IPV is defined as physical, sexual or emotional violence between partners or former partners, and now has become a critical public health issue and widely prevalent. With her work, she…

Brookline resident Bharti Khurana is hoping to help doctors around the country identify victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) early. Khurana, a radiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is leading…

“One in four women and one in seven men in the U.S., fall victim to IPV every year but a majority of these cases go unknown. Therefore, we want to…

Dr. Khurana is currently one of three finalists at the hospital in a competition that welcomes project ideas geared toward solving vexing medical problems. This year’s finalists are pursuing forward-thinking…

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Radiologic signs of injury could help identify victims of intimate partner violence, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov.…

“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…

The study was presented on November 27, 2017 at RSNA's annual meeting with the hopes that more radiologists will understand that medical imaging can indicate preexisting clues about abuse. The…

Abuse at the hands of a partner occurs at a rate of one in four women, one in nine men. That's according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…

Radiology images can reveal critical clues not only about a patient’s current injuries, but also about patterns of violence a person may be experiencing. A recent study by BWH investigators…

When a young woman arrived at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston with an acute nasal bone fracture superimposed on an older, healed fracture, her primary physician didn’t think twice…

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…

Dr. Bharti Khurana, the principal investigator for the study, was inspired by the case of a young woman who had an acute nasal bone fracture that was superimposed on an…

Medical images sometimes offer early clues that abuse is taking place. In fact, the case that inspired the study's principal investigator, Bharti Khurana, M.D., emergency radiology fellowship program director at…