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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Lancet Publishing Group
2012
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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 |
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