Post-mortem computed tomography compared to forensic autopsy findings: A French experience

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1829-1835

  Le Blanc Louvry, Isabelle ^a   Thureau, Sophie ^a   Duval, Cathia ^a   Papin Lefebvre, Frédérique ^b   Thiebot, Jacques ^a   Dacher, Jean Nicolas ^a   Gricourt, Cyril ^a   Touré, Emmanuel ^a   Proust, Bernard ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cause of death; Diagnostic tool; Post mortem CT; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE FRACTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYOID BONE; PELVIS FRACTURE; POST MORTEM COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; SKULL FRACTURE; SPINE FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879021874     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2779-0     Document Type: Article

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