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Pediatric Skeletal Scintigraphy

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Owing to its high sensitivity for detecting skeletal injury, skeletal scintigraphy is a valuable tool for evaluating traumatic conditions. This chapter addresses applications of skeletal scintigraphy for assessing skeletal injuries during childhood and adolescence: injuries associated with skeletal stress, injuries associated with learning to walk upright, and injuries associated with child abuse.

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  1. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    L. P. Connolly M.D. (Staff Physician, Assistant Professor of Radiology) & S. T. Treves M.D. (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    L. P. Connolly M.D. (Staff Physician, Assistant Professor of Radiology) & S. T. Treves M.D. (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

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Connolly, L.P., Treves, S.T. (1998). Skeletal Trauma. In: Pediatric Skeletal Scintigraphy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2174-6_3

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