Postmortem intravascular high-density fluid level (hypostasis): CT findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 892-893

  Shiotani, Seiji ^a   Kohno, Mototsugu ^a   Ohashi, Noriyoshi ^a   Yamazaki, Kentaroh ^a   Itai, Yuji ^b  

^a TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Forensic radiology; Hypostasis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY ARRESTS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUID LEVEL; FORENSIC RADIOLOGY; HYPOSTASI; INTRAVASCULAR; POSTMORTEM CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BODY FLUID; CADAVER; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOSTASIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036871129     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200211000-00006     Document Type: Article

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