Post-mortem imaging as an alternative to autopsy in the diagnosis of adult deaths: a validation study

BACKGROUND: Public objection to autopsy has led to a search for minimally invasive alternatives. Imaging has potential, but its accuracy is unknown. We aimed to identify the accuracy of post-mortem CT and MRI compared with full autopsy in a large series of adult deaths. METHODS: This study was under...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Roberts, Ian SD, Benamore, Rachel E, Benbow, Emyr W, Lee, Stephen H, Harris, Jonathan N, Jackson, Alan, Mallett, Susan, Patankar, Tufail, Peebles, Charles, Roobottom, Carl, Traill, Zoe C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lancet Publishing Group 2012
Materias:
Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3262166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22112684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61483-9

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3262166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22112684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61483-9

Ejemplares similares