The use of magnetic resonance in the hospital and coronial pediatric postmortem examination

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-296

  Cohen, Marta C ^a   Whitby, Elspeth ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic radiology; Non invasive autopsy; Pediatric autopsy; Post mortem MRI

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COOPERATION; ENGLAND; FETUS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGE FACTORS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FETUS; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 46249103234     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-9017-5     Document Type: Review

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