Post-mortem MR and CT imaging in fetuses, newborns and children: an evidenced based approach

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 565-572

  Thayyil, Sudhin ^a   Robertson, Nicola J ^a   Sebire, Neil J ^b   Taylor, Andrew M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Great Ormond Street H   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; High field; Less invasive autopsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Post mortem; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78149279624     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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