Distribution of artifactual gas on post-mortem multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-12

  Egger, Coraline ^a   Bize, Pierre ^b   Vaucher, Paul ^a   Mosimann, Pascal ^b   Schneider, Benjamin ^a,b   Dominguez, Alejandro ^a,c   Meuli, Reto ^b   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Grabherr, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Forensic medicine; Gas embolism; Post mortem changes; Putrefaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CADAVER; FEMALE; GAS; HEART; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CADAVER; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; GASES; HEART; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861161914     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0542-5     Document Type: Article

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