Postmortem CT findings of "gastromalacia": A trap for the radiologist with forensic interest

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-297

  O'Donnell, Christopher J ^a   Baker, Melissa A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CT scan; Free gas; Gastromalacia; Intestinal perforation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; STOMACH RUPTURE;

ARTIFACTS; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; STOMACH RUPTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956874628     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-010-9160-2     Document Type: Article

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