Non-traumatic postmortem computed tomographic (PMCT) findings of the lung

Forensic Science International

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-48

  Shiotani, Seiji ^a   Kohno, Mototsugu ^a   Ohashi, Noriyoshi ^a   Yamazaki, Kentaro ^a   Nakayama, Hidetsugu ^a   Watanabe, Ko ^a   Oyake, Yuji ^a   Itai, Yuji ^b  

^a TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

CT; Forensic radiology; Lung; Postmortem changes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0345734439     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.09.016     Document Type: Article

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