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Diffusion-weighted MRI in shaken baby syndrome

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We present the characteristic CT and MRI findings of a 2-month-old girl with shaken baby syndrome. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging performed 8 days after the insult established the presence of injury to the white matter in the corpus callosum and subcortical white matter in the temporo-occipito-parietal region. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging is valuable in the diagnostic work-up of suspected shaken baby syndrome, as injury to the white matter can be demonstrated days after the injury.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

    Yu-Leung Chan & Winnie C. W. Chu

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

    Gary W. K. Wong

  3. Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

    David K. W. Yeung

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Chan, YL., Chu, W.C.W., Wong, G.W.K. et al. Diffusion-weighted MRI in shaken baby syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 33, 574–577 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-0949-y

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