Quantitative analysis of brain edema and swelling on early postmortem computed tomography: Comparison with antemortem computed tomography

Japanese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-354

  Takahashi, Naoya ^a   Satou, Chihiro ^a,b   Higuchi, Takeshi ^a   Shiotani, Motoi ^a   Maeda, Haruo ^a   Hirose, Yasuo ^a  

^a NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy imaging (Ai); Brain edema; Forensic radiology; Postmortem change; Postmortem CT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN EDEMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBICULUM; WHITE MATTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; RADIOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955247282     PISSN: 18671071     EISSN: 1867108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-010-0430-4     Document Type: Article

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