A non-inferiority study of MRI versus CT for staging and image-defined risk factor assessment in the preoperative work-up of abdominopelvic neuroblastoma.

Background: Neuroblastoma accounts for 15 % of cancer deaths in children. Complete surgical resection is associated with a higher overall survival rate but also a higher morbidity rate. An international group of experts has defined a nomenclature of image-defined risk factors (IDRFs) for the determination of operability and the anticipation of reasonably foreseeable complications of surgery.

The monthly incidence of abusive head trauma, inflicted skeletal trauma, and unexplained skin lesion in children in six French university hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic was a stressful period. Lockdowns may have added to parental difficulty leading to an increase in violence. This study aimed to compare the monthly incidence of high suspicion of child physical abuse before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.