Postmortem imaging findings and cause of death determination compared with autopsy: a systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy and meta-analysis

G Ampanozi, D Halbheer, LC Ebert, MJ Thali… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of postmortem computed
tomography (PMCT), postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMR) and PMCT …

Diagnostic accuracy of post-mortem CT with targeted coronary angiography versus autopsy for coroner-requested post-mortem investigations: a prospective, masked …

GN Rutty, B Morgan, C Robinson, V Raj, M Pakkal… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Summary Background England and Wales have one of the highest frequencies of autopsy in
the world. Implementation of post-mortem CT (PMCT), enhanced with targeted coronary …

Adult post-mortem imaging in traumatic and cardiorespiratory death and its relation to clinical radiological imaging

B Morgan, D Adlam, C Robinson… - The British journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The use of post-mortem imaging is expanding throughout the world with increasing use of
advanced imaging techniques, such as contrast-enhanced CT and MRI. The questions …

Detection of hemorrhage source: the diagnostic value of post-mortem CT-angiography

C Palmiere, S Binaghi, F Doenz, P Bize… - Forensic science …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of post-mortem computed
tomography angiography (PMCTA) to conventional, ante-mortem computed tomography …

[HTML][HTML] Using histology to evaluate micro-CT findings of trauma in three post-mortem samples—first steps towards method validation

W Baier, C Mangham, JM Warnett, M Payne… - Forensic science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Forensic imaging technology has rapidly advanced over the past several decades and is
gaining increasing significance in medico-legal death investigations. Medical-grade …

Surgical interventions with fatal outcome: utility of multi-phase postmortem CT angiography

JB Zerlauth, F Doenz, A Dominguez, C Palmiere… - Forensic science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cases of fatal outcome after surgical intervention are autopsied to determine the cause of
death and to investigate whether medical error caused or contributed to the death. For …

Interobserver agreement of the injury diagnoses obtained by postmortem computed tomography of traffic fatality victims and a comparison with autopsy results

PM Leth, H Struckmann, J Lauritsen - Forensic science international, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the interobserver variation between a radiologist and a
forensic pathologist in 994 injury diagnoses obtained by postmortem computed tomography …

Post-mortem CT in the investigation of homicides

EF Kranioti, K Spanakis, DE Flouri, ME Klontzas… - Clinical radiology, 2023 - Elsevier
AIM To investigate the reliability of post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) in a case
series of homicides involving blunt-force, sharp-force, and ballistic trauma. MATERIALS …

Format preferences of district attorneys for post-mortem medical imaging reports: understandability, cost effectiveness, and suitability for the courtroom: a …

G Ampanozi, D Zimmermann, GM Hatch, TD Ruder… - Legal Medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
AIMS: The objective of this study was to explore the perception of the legal authorities
regarding different report types and visualization techniques for post-mortem radiological …

Targeted cardiac post-mortem computed tomography angiography: a pictorial review

G Rutty, S Saunders, B Morgan, V Raj - Forensic Science, Medicine, and …, 2012 - Springer
With the introduction of targeted coronary artery angiography to post-mortem computed
tomography (PMCT) it is now possible to assess the coronary arteries and left ventricle after …