Multiphase postmortem computed tomography angiography in pediatrics: A case report

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 239-244

  Chevallier, Christine ^a,b   Michaud, Katarzyna ^a   Palmiere, Cristian ^a   Alamo, Leonor ^b   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Grabherr, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

forensic imaging; imaging; pediatric; postmortem angiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PERFUSION; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; LUNG; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION;

EID: 84943750319     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: 1533404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000189     Document Type: Article

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