Current techniques in postmortem imaging with specific attention to paediatric applications

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-152

  Sieswerda Hoogendoorn, Tessa ^a,b   Van Rijn, Rick R ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Child; Forensics; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; AUTOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REVIEW;

AUTOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76449106400     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1486-0     Document Type: Review

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