Initial experiences of a minimally invasive autopsy service. A report of the techniques and observations in the first 11 cases

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-29

  Whitby, Elspeth H ^a   Offiah, Amaka C ^a   Cohen, Marta C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Minimally invasive; MRI; Postmortem; Service

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY TEST; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CYTOGENETICS; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTERNAL REVIEW; FETUS; FROZEN SECTION; GASTROSCHISIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFORMED CONSENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGIST; PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGIST; PERINATAL DEATH; PLACENTA; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; STILLBIRTH; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84923287331     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/14-06-1503-OA.1     Document Type: Article

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