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ArticleEmergency radiology2014

Age determination of subdural hematomas: survey among radiologists.

F A M Postema, Tessa Sieswerda-Hoogendoorn, C B L M Majoie, R R van Rijn

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Understanding Subdural Collections in Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2019
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  5. Dating of Early Subdural Haematoma: A Correlative Clinico-Radiological Study.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

F A M PostemaFaculty of Medicine, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Tessa Sieswerda-Hoogendoorn
C B L M Majoie
R R van Rijn
Emma Kinderziekenhuis · NLNetherlands Forensic Institute · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abusive head trauma is a severe form of child abuse. One important diagnostic finding is the presence of a subdural hematoma. Age determination of subdural hematomas is important to relate radiological findings to the clinical history presented by the caregivers. In court this topic is relevant as dating subdural hematomas can lead to identification of a suspect. The aim of our study is to describe the current practice among radiologists in the Netherlands regarding the age determination of subdural hematomas in children. This is a cross-sectional study, describing the results of an online questionnaire regarding dating subdural hematomas among pediatric and neuro-radiologists in the Netherlands. The questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic questions, theoretical questions and eight pediatric cases in which the participants were asked to date subdural hematomas based on imaging findings. Fifty-one out of 172 radiologists (30 %) filled out the questionnaire. The percentage of participants that reported it was possible to date the subdural hematoma varied between 58 and 90 % for the eight different cases. In four of eight cases (50 %), the age of the subdural hematoma as known from clinical history fell within the range reported by the participants. None of the participants was "very certain" of their age determination. The results demonstrate that there is a considerable practice variation among Dutch radiologists regarding the age determination of subdural hematomas. This implicates that dating of subdural hematomas is not suitable to use in court, as no uniformity among experts exists.

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Diagnostic ImagingChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHematoma, SubduralHumansInfantMaleNetherlandsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Surveys and Questionnaires

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