Multimodality minimally invasive autopsy-A feasible and accurate approach to post-mortem examination

Forensic Science International

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 93-98

  Fan, Joe K M ^a   Tong, Daniel K H ^a   Poon, Jensen T C ^a   Lo, Oswens S H ^a   Beh, Philip S L ^a   Patil, N G ^a   Law, Wai Lun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive autopsy

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 74749109133     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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