Burton, J.L. and Kitsanta, P. (2020) Daily application of post-mortem computed tomography digital autopsy in a public mortuary. Diagnostic Histopathology, 26 (8). pp. 358-367. ISSN 1756-2317
Abstract
The digital autopsy has gained increasing attention in the past decade as post mortem computed tomography has become more widely available. Whether conducted with, or without, radiographic contrast, digital autopsies have been shown to be a valuable adjunct to invasive examinations in the investigation of natural and unnatural deaths. This radiology investigation has the potential to reduce the number of full invasive autopsies performed, allowing for more targeted, or limited, invasive examinations. In certain deaths, the digital autopsy may obviate the need for an invasive examination entirely. This article considers the daily use of post mortem computed tomography in routine coronial autopsy practice in a busy public mortuary in England. The integration of the digital autopsy into the investigation of natural deaths (including decomposing and embalmed bodies) is first considered before dealing with commonly encountered unnatural deaths after surgery, industrial disease, trauma, drug overdose and suicides.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Diagnostic Histopathology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | autopsy; digital autopsy; necropsy; PMCT |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2020 12:22 |
Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2021 18:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2020.05.004 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162830 |
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