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 …

The past, present and future challenges in epilepsy‐related and sudden deaths and biobanking

M Thom, M Boldrini, E Bundock… - Neuropathology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Awareness and research on epilepsy‐related deaths (ERD), in particular Sudden
Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), have exponentially increased over the last two …

Latest developments in post‐mortem foetal imaging

SC Shelmerdine, JC Hutchinson, OJ Arthurs… - Prenatal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A sustained decline in parental consent rates for perinatal autopsies has driven the
development of less‐invasive methods for death investigation. A wide variety of imaging …

Postmortem imaging: an update

FP Cafarelli, G Grilli, G Zizzo, G Bertozzi… - Seminars in Ultrasound …, 2019 - Elsevier
Postmortem imaging is a fascinating field of forensic radiology that has seen extraordinary
growth in the last 10 years. Indeed, if autopsy represents the sole reliable method of …

Hospital implementation of minimally invasive autopsy: a prospective cohort study of clinical performance and costs

IM Wagensveld, MGM Hunink, PA Wielopolski… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Autopsy rates worldwide have dropped significantly over the last decades and
imaging-based autopsies are increasingly used as an alternative to conventional autopsy …

A bibliometric analysis on traumatic brain injury in forensic medicine of a half-century (1972–2021)

Y Wang, Q Chen, X Dang, W Lu, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the most common injuries in forensic medicine, the
identification of which is of particular importance in forensic practice. To reveal the …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence, causes, and risk factors of stillbirth in an Amazonian context: Saint Laurent du Maroni maternity ward 2016–2021

M Mathieu, V Lambert, G Carles, O Picone… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to describe the epidemiology of intrauterine fetal deaths in multiethnic
western French Guiana and to assess its main causes and risk factors. Study design A …

Diagnostic accuracy of postmortem ultrasound vs postmortem 1.5‐T MRI for non‐invasive perinatal autopsy

SC Shelmerdine, NJ Sebire… - Ultrasound in Obstetrics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the diagnostic accuracy of postmortem magnetic resonance
imaging (PM‐MRI) and postmortem ultrasound (PM‐US) for perinatal autopsy in the same …

Maceration determines diagnostic yield of fetal and neonatal whole body post‐mortem ultrasound

SC Shelmerdine, D Langan, U Mandalia… - Prenatal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine factors in nondiagnostic fetal and neonatal post‐mortem ultrasound
(PMUS) examinations. Methods All fetal and neonatal PMUS examinations were included …

Arboviruses and pregnancy: are the threats visible or hidden?

N Hcini, V Lambert, O Picone, JF Carod… - Tropical diseases, travel …, 2024 - Springer
Mosquito-borne arboviral diseases are a global concern and can have severe
consequences on maternal, neonatal, and child health. Their impact on pregnancy tends to …