A Minimally Invasive Technique for the Detection and Analysis of Pulmonary Fat Embolism: A Feasibility Study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1329-1335

  Filograna, Laura ^a,b   Bolliger, Stephan A ^a   Kneubuehl, Beat ^a   Jackowski, Christian ^a,c   Hatch, Gary M ^a,c   Thali, Michael J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Double edged knife; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Percutaneous needle biopsy; Pulmonary fat embolism; Virtual autopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865863395     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02134.x     Document Type: Article

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