An image of sudden death: utility of routine post-mortem computed tomography scanning in medico-legal autopsy practice

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 552-555

  O'Donnell, Chris ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiography; Cause of death; Computed tomography; Coroner; Post mortem

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGIST; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; RADIOLOGIST; SUDDEN DEATH; ULTRASOUND; X RAY;

EID: 78149284873     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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