Shaken Baby Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose: to pilot whole-body MRI scanning in infants who are already getting brain MRI for suspected child abuse Research design: prospective, blinded reading of Whole-Body MRI (WB-MRI) images during the routine care of the hospitalized infant with comparison to routine radiographic skeletal survey images Procedures to be used: whole-body MRI images Risks and potential benefits: no additional risk (the infant will be receiving and MRI of their brain as part of routine care, the additional images will be obtained at the same time without additional sedation); benefits to the infant include the identification of injuries which would have otherwise been missed by routine care importance of knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result: results from this study will potentially influence the use of radiographic skeletal survey and decrease the radiation exposure to infants being evaluated for suspected child abuse.
Interventions
OTHERWhol-Body MRI scan
Sponsors
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 12 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* younger than 12 months * admitted to the hospital * getting an MRI for suspected abusive head trauma
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MRI findings of skeletal injuries, soft tissue injuries or visceral injuries | During hospitalization; MRI will typically be obtained on hospitalization day #2 | Whole Body MRI images will be read by a masked pediatric radiologist and compared with findings obtained by routine imaging and clinical evaluation |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed