ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2014
Post-mortem computed tomography ventilation; simulating breath holding.
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- State of the art in post-mortem computed tomography: a review of current literature.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2019Review
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- Ventilated postmortem computed tomography in children: feasibility and initial experience.International journal of legal medicine · 2015Article
- Lung aeration on post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging is a useful marker of live birth versus stillbirth.International journal of legal medicine · 2015Article
- Normal perinatal and paediatric postmortem magnetic resonance imaging appearances.Pediatric radiology · 2015Review
- Ventilated post-mortem computed tomography through the use of a definitive airway.International journal of legal medicine · 2015Article
- A minimum data set approach to post-mortem computed tomography reporting for anthropological biological profiling.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2014Article
- Adult post-mortem imaging in traumatic and cardiorespiratory death and its relation to clinical radiological imaging.The British journal of radiology · 2014Article
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Abstract
Whilst the literature continues to report on advances in the use of post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT), particularly in relation to post-mortem angiography, there are few papers published that address the diagnostic problems related to post-mortem changes in the lungs and ventilation. We present a development of previous methods to achieve ventilated PMCT (VPMCT). We successfully introduced a supraglottic airway in 17/18 cases without causing overt damage, despite rigor mortis. Using a clinical portable ventilator, we delivered continuous positive airway pressure to mimic clinical breath-hold inspiratory scans. This caused significant lung expansion and a reduction in lung density and visible normal post-mortem changes. All thoracic pathology identified at autopsy, including pneumonia, was diagnosed on VPMCT in this small series. This technique provides a rapid form of VPMCT, which can be used in both permanent and temporary mortuaries, allowing for the post-mortem radiological comparison of pre-ventilation and post-ventilation images mimicking expiratory and inspiratory phases. We believe that it will enhance the diagnostic ability of PMCT in relation to lung pathology.
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