Value of 3T craniocervical magnetic resonance imaging following nonfatal strangulation.
Jakob HeimerCarlo TapperoDominic GaschoPatricia FlachThomas D RuderMichael J ThaliSabine FranckenbergPublished in: European radiology (2019)
• Magnetic resonance imaging does not currently provide additional value for the estimation of the severity of nonfatal manual strangulation. • Magnetic resonance imaging of the neck may reveal internal injury in cases without external findings, particularly in victims placed in a chokehold and with symptoms of airway compression. • The incidence of carotid artery dissections and laryngeal fractures is low in victims of nonfatal manual strangulation.