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01-04-2015 | Minisymposium: Post Mortem Imaging

Normal pediatric postmortem CT appearances

Authors: Willemijn M. Klein, Dennis G. H. Bosboom, Desiree H. J. L. M. Koopmanschap, Rutger A. J. Nievelstein, Peter G. J. Nikkels, Rick R. van Rijn

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 4/2015

Abstract

Postmortem radiology is a rapidly developing specialty that is increasingly used as an adjunct to or substitute for conventional autopsy. The goal is to find patterns of disease and possibly the cause of death. Postmortem CT images bring to light processes of decomposition most radiologists are unfamiliar with. These postmortem changes, such as the formation of gas and edema, should not be mistaken for pathological processes that occur in living persons. In this review we discuss the normal postmortem thoraco-abdominal changes and how these appear on CT images, as well as how to differentiate these findings from those of pathological processes.

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Title: Normal pediatric postmortem CT appearances
Authors: Willemijn M. Klein
Dennis G. H. Bosboom
Desiree H. J. L. M. Koopmanschap
Rutger A. J. Nievelstein
Peter G. J. Nikkels
Rick R. van Rijn
Publication date: 01-04-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-3258-8

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