Whole-body post-mortem computed tomography compared with autopsy in the investigation of unexpected death in infants and children

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1711-1719

  Proisy, Maïa ^a   Marchand, Antoine Jérôme ^a   Loget, Philippe ^b   Bouvet, Renaud ^b   Roussey, Michel ^b   Pelé, Fabienne ^b   Rozel, Céline ^a   Treguier, Catherine ^a   Darnault, Pierre ^a   Bruneau, Bertrand ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Computed tomography; Infant; Post mortem diagnosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHOLE BODY POST MORTEM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84878738177     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2738-1     Document Type: Article

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