ReviewThe British journal of radiology2023
Post-mortem perinatal imaging: what is the evidence?
Review in The British journal of radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Post-mortem imaging in suspected child physical abuse: a systematic review.European radiology · 2026Pooled it
- Perinatal Deaths: Autopsy Findings and Medico-Legal Evaluation from a Forensic Medicine Perspective.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Standardised structured fetal and neonatal postmortem magnetic resonance imaging reporting: recommendations from the European Society of Paediatric Radiology Postmortem Task Force.Pediatric radiology · 2026Article
- Implementation of pediatric and fetal postmortem imaging into clinical practice: a multi-society statement from the ESPR, SPR, SLARP, AOSPR, WFPI, and IAFR.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Postmortem MRI reveals distinct structural features in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.Epilepsia open · 2026Article
- First experience with 0.31 Tesla low-field MRI in post-mortem fetal examinations.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Article
- Fetal and neonatal postmortem magnetic resonance imaging: indications protocols.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Diagnostic accuracy of unenhanced post-mortem CT and MRI compared to the non-forensic clinical autopsy: a prospective blinded study.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026Article
- Triage and care for women with symptoms or diagnosis of pregnancy loss between 14 + 0 and 21 + 6 weeks' gestation.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Fetal and neonatal postmortem magnetic resonance imaging clinical protocol: recommendations from the European society of paediatric radiology postmortem task force.Pediatric radiology · 2025Article
- When Hemorrhage Hides a Fetal Brain Tumor, Importance of Fetal Autopsy.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Whole-body non-forensic fetal virtopsy using postmortem magnetic resonance imaging at 7 Tesla vs classical autopsy.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2024Article
- The Role of Plain Radiography in Assessing Aborted Foetal Musculoskeletal Anomalies in Everyday Practice.Journal of imaging · 2024Article
- Fetal and neonatal post-mortem imaging referral template: recommendations from the European Society of Paediatric Radiology Post-mortem Task Force.Pediatric radiology · 2024Article
- Body weight-based iodinated contrast immersion timing for human fetal postmortem microfocus computed tomography.BJR open · 2024Article
- Prenatal imaging advances: physiology and function to motion correction and AI-introductory editorial.The British journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Fetal Brain Tumors, a Challenge in Prenatal Diagnosis, Counselling, and Therapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Post-mortem imaging for the investigation of perinatal deaths is an acceptable tool amongst parents and religious groups, enabling a less invasive autopsy examination. Nevertheless, availability is scarce nationwide, and there is some debate amongst radiologists regarding the best practice and optimal protocols for performing such studies. Much of the published literature to date focusses on single centre experiences or interesting case reports. Diagnostic accuracy studies are available for a variety of individual imaging modalities (
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