ReviewLa Radiologia medica2015
Postmortem-computed tomography and postmortem-computed tomography-angiography: a focused update.
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- The added value of post-mortem MRI in forensic imaging: an observational study in the Netherlands.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- The current state of forensic imaging - post mortem imaging.International journal of legal medicine · 2025Review
- Pediatric forensic postmortem computed tomography: basics to advanced.Pediatric radiology · 2025Review
- Sudden Cardiac Death and Ex-Situ Post-Mortem Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Morphological Study Based on Diagnostic Correlation Methodology.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Clinical Relevance of Unexpected Findings of Post-Mortem Computed Tomography in Hospitalized Patients: An Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Observational
- Pediatric postmortem computed tomography: initial experience at a children's hospital in the United States.Pediatric radiology · 2019Review
- State of the art in post-mortem computed tomography: a review of current literature.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2019Review
- Post-mortem computed tomography improves completeness of the trauma registry: a single institution experience.Emergency radiology · 2019Article
- Evolution of post-mortem coronary imaging: from selective coronary arteriography to post-mortem CT-angiography and beyond.La Radiologia medica · 2018Review
- Diagnosis of myocardial ischemia combining multiphase postmortem CT-angiography, histology, and postmortem biochemistry.La Radiologia medica · 2017Article
- Modern post-mortem imaging: an update on recent developments.Forensic sciences research · 2017Review
- Multi-phase post-mortem CT-angiography: a pathologic correlation study on cardiovascular sudden death.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2016Article
- Bony injuries in homicide cases (1994-2014). A retrospective study.International journal of legal medicine · 2016Article
- Interpretation of postmortem head computed tomography for non-traumatic in-hospital deaths by non-radiologists: a preliminary study.SpringerPlus · 2016Article
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Abstract
The use of multidetector CT (MDCT) represents a reality routinely used in several forensic institutes, for the numerous advantages that this diagnostic tool can provide; costs are becoming increasingly lower; data acquisition is always faster and once acquired may be revalued at any time. However, there are also some diagnostic limitations, for example, the visualization of the vascular system or a limited soft tissue contrast. In order to overcome these limitations, in recent years, contrast medium has been introduced in postmortem cases, with the development of several techniques of PMCT angiography (PMCTA) and standardized protocols to make them easily reproducible. The aim of this review is to highlight the advantages and pitfalls of PMCT and PMCTA in forensic investigation, taking into consideration the broad spectrum of applications both for natural and unnatural deaths and the numerous methods currently used. Secondly, in the light of the considerable progress in this field and the attempt to develop standardized protocols of PMCTA, the authors aim to evaluate the diagnostic value of PMCTA in comparison both to PMCT and conventional autopsy.
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