Longitudinal imaging history in early identification of intimate partner violence.
Hyesun ParkRahul GujrathiBabina GosangiRichard ThomasTianxi CaiIrene ChenCamden BayNajmo HassanGiles BolandIsaac KohaneSteven SeltzerKathryn RexrodeBharti KhuranaPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• Musculoskeletal injuries were the most common type of IPV-related injury, followed by neurological injuries. • With longitudinal imaging history, radiologists were able to better raise the suspicion of IPV compared to the selective review of anatomically related studies only. • With longitudinal imaging history, radiologists were able to identify IPV earlier than the self-reported date by a median of 64 months in any type of abuse, and a median of 69.3 months in physical abuse.