The statistic that about one in every four women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime in the United States (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) is alarming, but one that needs to be brought up during Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October and also all year-round. Even with this prevalence, little research has been done to correlate imaging findings with abuse by a current or former partner or spouse, until now.
A group of researchers set out to assess the radiologic findings associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). The study was recently published in Radiology where you can view materials, methodology and overall results. Elizabeth George, MD, clinical fellow in the Neuroradiology section in the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, was lead author on this study. The study was…
