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Radiological Investigations in Autopsy Practice

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Essentials of Autopsy Practice

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The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of the application of imaging techniques to autopsy practice. The intention is to discuss the relative merits of the various imaging techniques which may be used as an adjunct to post-mortem examinations. It is also intended to provide useful hints and practical advice to radiographers, radiologists, pathologists and mortuary staff engaged in imaging the deceased. The indications for post-mortem imaging are divided into those where it is considered mandatory, namely in cases involving the investigation of paediatric deaths, gunshot wounds and deaths from explosions, and those where imaging may be helpful, for instance decomposed, burned or severely traumatised bodies1–3.

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  1. Division of Forensic Pathology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    Guy Nathan Rutty MD, MB, BS, FRCPath, DipRCPath(Forensic) (Professor of Forensic Pathology and Head of Division, Consultant Home Office Pathologist) (Professor of Forensic Pathology and Head of Division, Consultant Home Office Pathologist)

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Wilson, C.A., Bonner, A.K., Rutty, G.N. (2004). Radiological Investigations in Autopsy Practice. In: Rutty, G.N. (eds) Essentials of Autopsy Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0637-1_6

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