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• Clinlcal Guidelines & Expert Consensus •
Chinese expert consensus on imaging assessment of limb shock injuries
Osteoarthrography Group of Chinese Society of Radiology of Chinese Medical Association
Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cite this article as: Osteoarthrography Group of Chinese Society of Radiology of Chinese Medical Association, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Chinese expert consensus on imaging assessment of limb shock injuries[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(1): 9-16, 35. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.01.002.


[Abstract] Shock injuries are damages caused by the direct impact of overpressure from shock waves following an explosion on the body. In recent years, serious limb shock injury incidents resulting from explosions, such as those in engineering accidents, have been increasingly reported. On the other hand, the continuous advancement of modern imaging technologies has significantly contributed to the systematic evaluation of trauma affecting the skin, subcutaneous soft tissues, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, bones, and joints of the limbs, as well as clinical interventions and prognostic recovery. To further guide the application of imaging in the assessment of limb shock injuries, this consensus has been compiled by experts from the fields of imaging and related disciplines in China. It aims to define the imaging diagnostic criteria for individuals with limb shock injuries and to standardize the principles and procedures for imaging-based grading assessments of such injuries.
[Keywords] shock injuries；limb trauma；expert consensus；imaging；magnetic resonance imaging

Osteoarthrography Group of Chinese Society of Radiology of Chinese Medical Association   Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging  

Corresponding author: YUAN H S, (Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100083, China), E-mail: huishuy@sina.com PAN S N, (Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110016, China), E-mail: 18940256901@vip.163.com CHEN W, (Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China), E-mail: landcw@hotmail.com ZHANG L Y, (National Key Laboratory of Trauma and Chemical Poisoning, War Trauma Medical Center, Army Medical Center, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China), E-mail: dpzhangly@163.com XIA S (Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China), E-mail: xiashuang77@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-11-07
Accepted  2025-01-10
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.01.002
Cite this article as: Osteoarthrography Group of Chinese Society of Radiology of Chinese Medical Association, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Chinese expert consensus on imaging assessment of limb shock injuries[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(1): 9-16, 35. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.01.002.

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