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Published in: Pediatric Radiology 3/2015

01-03-2015 | Pictorial Essay

Imaging of pediatric pathology during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts

Authors: David M. Biko, Brian F. McQuillan, Robert A. Jesinger, Paul M. Sherman, Bryson D. Borg, John P. Lichtenberger III

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 3/2015

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Abstract

United States Armed Forces radiologists deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq in modern military conflicts may encounter pediatric patients as a casualty of war or when providing humanitarian assistance to the indigenous population. Pediatric patients account for 4–7% of admissions at U.S. military hospitals during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. It is pertinent for radiologists in the humanitarian care team to be familiar with imaging pediatric trauma patients, the pathology endemic to the local population, and delayed presentations of congenital and developmental disorders to adequately care for these patients. The radiological manifestations of various pediatric disorders seen in the setting of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts will be explored.
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Metadata
Title
Imaging of pediatric pathology during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts
Authors
David M. Biko
Brian F. McQuillan
Robert A. Jesinger
Paul M. Sherman
Bryson D. Borg
John P. Lichtenberger III
Publication date
01-03-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-3025-x

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