Post-mortem computed tomography angiography using left ventricle cardiac puncture: A whole-body, angiographic approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Shao, Yu ^a   Wan, Lei ^a   Zhang, Jianhua ^a   Li, Zhengdong ^a   Liu, Ningguo ^a   Huang, Ping ^a   Zou, Donghua ^a   Chen, Yijiu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 85027858547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183408     Document Type: Article

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