The future of pediatric and perinatal postmortem imaging

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 509-516

  Gorincour, Guillaume ^a,b   Sarda Quarello, Laure ^a   Laurent, Pierre Eloi ^b   Brough, Alison ^c   Rutty, Guy N ^c  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Aix Marseille University   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Children; Computed tomography; Fetuses; Magnetic resonance imaging; Postmortem; Radiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FETUS DEATH; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926191401     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-014-3266-8     Document Type: Review

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