Comparison between computed tomography (CT) and autopsy findings in cases of abdominal injury and disease

Forensic Science International

Volumn 162, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 163-166

  Yamazaki, Kentaro ^a   Shiotani, Seiji ^b   Ohashi, Noriyoshi ^b   Doi, Mikio ^c   Kikuchi, Kazunori ^b   Nagata, Chigusa ^b   Honda, Katsuya ^d  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Ibaraki Prefectural Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal injury; Autopsy; Computed tomography; Disease

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33748577308     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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