Common Postmortem Computed Tomography Findings Following Atraumatic Death: Differentiation between Normal Postmortem Changes and Pathologic Lesions
Korean Journal of Radiology
; : 798-809, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Computed tomography (CT) is widely used in postmortem investigations as an adjunct to the traditional autopsy in forensic medicine. To date, several studies have described postmortem CT findings as being caused by normal postmortem changes. However, on interpretation, postmortem CT findings that are seemingly due to normal postmortem changes initially, may not have been mere postmortem artifacts. In this pictorial essay, we describe the common postmortem CT findings in cases of atraumatic in-hospital death and describe the diagnostic pitfalls of normal postmortem changes that can mimic real pathologic lesions.
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Main subject:
Postmortem Changes
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Autopsy
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Brain
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Gastrointestinal Tract
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Forensic Medicine
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Heart
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Lung
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Myocardium
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article