Science into practice: Post-mortem imaging provides conclusive evidence in a non-suspicious death

Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 80-84

  Ruder, Thomas D ^a,b   Paula, Pia ^a   Hatch, Gary M ^c   Ampanozi, Garyfalia ^a   Thali, Michael J ^a   Schweitzer, Wolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Post mortem computed tomography; Post mortem imaging; Post mortem magnetic resonance imaging; Sudden cardiac death; Virtopsy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART EDEMA; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84897387774     PISSN: 22124780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jofri.2014.02.037     Document Type: Article

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