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Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 1/2021

10.07.2020 | Letter to the Editor

Is it time for targeted and minimally invasive post-mortem examination using total body computed tomography in a medicolegal autopsy?

verfasst von: Jayantha C. Herath, Sahan O. Herath

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 1/2021

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Traditionally, post-mortem examination refers to the external examination of the body and dissection of all body cavities. In our experience, the medicolegal autopsy rate continues to rise as the workload of a hospital pathologist increases. Due to the advancement of technology, hospital autopsy practice is dying if it is not dead already [1]. In sister medical disciplines technology is used extensively. Studies show post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) can improve the diagnosis of the cause of death [2]. Surgeons and pathologists are aware of minimally invasive biopsy procedures for diagnostic purposes, and traditionally in most medicolegal units, total body dissections are still performed despite the available technology. We have written this letter to probe the opinions of the forensic pathology community. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Is it time for targeted and minimally invasive post-mortem examination using total body computed tomography in a medicolegal autopsy?
verfasst von
Jayantha C. Herath
Sahan O. Herath
Publikationsdatum
10.07.2020
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-020-00279-4

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