Normal Pediatric Postmortem CT Appearances

Overview

Journal Pediatr Radiol

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2015 Apr 2

PMID 25828355

Citations 10

Authors

Willemijn M Klein

Dennis G H Bosboom

Desiree H J L M Koopmanschap

Rutger A J Nievelstein

Peter G J Nikkels

Rick R van Rijn

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Abstract

Postmortem radiology is a rapidly developing specialty that is increasingly used as an adjunct to or substitute for conventional autopsy. The goal is to find patterns of disease and possibly the cause of death. Postmortem CT images bring to light processes of decomposition most radiologists are unfamiliar with. These postmortem changes, such as the formation of gas and edema, should not be mistaken for pathological processes that occur in living persons. In this review we discuss the normal postmortem thoraco-abdominal changes and how these appear on CT images, as well as how to differentiate these findings from those of pathological processes.

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