Multi-phase postmortem CT angiography (MPMCTA): a new axillary approach suitable in fatal thromboembolism

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 670-673

  Pomara, Cristoforo ^a,b   Bello, Stefania ^a   Grilli, GianPaolo ^c   Guglielmi, Giuseppe ^a,d   Turillazzi, Emanuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axillary approach; Deep venous thrombosis; Postmortem CT angiography; Pulmonary thromboembolism; Sudden unexplained death

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; AUTOPSY; AXILLA; HUMANS; METHODS; RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANGIOGRAPHY; AUTOPSY; AXILLA; HUMANS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84931004159     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: 18266983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-014-0467-z     Document Type: Article

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