The diagnosis of abuse in children relies heavily on the presence of skeletal and extraskeletal injuries. However, some lesions are not seen by initial skeletal survey. And the investigators have to complete the skeletal survey with either bone-scan or CT scan or whole-body MRI. whole-body MRI has proved its worth in the pediatric population for the evaluation of skeletal and extraskeletal lesions in children with cancer or infectious diseases. Thus, whole-body MRI would allowed to have total picture of children without ionising radiation exposure.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
199
diagnostic whole body MRI, both STIR and diffusion weighted
CHU Rennes
Rennes, France
sensibility of MRI for detecting skeletal injuries
standard skeletal imaging is used as reference
Time frame: one week
positive predictive value of MRI for detecting skeletal injuries
standard skeletal imaging is used as reference
Time frame: one week
sensibility of MRI for detecting children with skeletal injuries
standard skeletal imaging is used as reference
Time frame: one week
specificity of MRI for detecting children with skeletal injuries
standard skeletal imaging is used as reference
Time frame: one week
predictive positive value of MRI for detecting children with skeletal injuries
standard skeletal imaging is used as reference
Time frame: one week
predictive negative value of MRI for detecting children with skeletal injuries
standard skeletal imaging is used as reference
Time frame: one week
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