Ces radiol. 2021, 75(3):197-206 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2021/025

Post-mortem CT examination - brief instructions and experience summaryOriginal article

Jan Baxa1, Tomáš Vendiš1, Miroslav Dvořák2, Jitka Pažinová2, Hynek Řehulka2, Petr Hrubý2, Jaroslav Ludvík1, Jiří Ferda1
1 Klinika zobrazovacích metod, Laboratoř forenzní radiologie LF UK a FN, Plzeň
2 Ústav soudního lékařství LF UK a FN, Plzeň

CT examination is a completely routine examination in clinical medical practice, but its benefits have long been used for forensic purposes. Performing targeted post-mortem CT scans (PM-CT) certainly requires a specific approach, but its availability is much better than in the past. The article describes our experience from the systematic implementation of PM-CT in the years 2016-2020. The methodical part presents the basic technical aspects of logistics and scanning techniques together with the approach to evaluation. The following are the numbers of examinations divided according to various parameters, especially the specific indications. The discussion summarizes the possible benefits of PM-CT as well as examples describing the importance of PM-CT in specific indications. From the above experience, it is clear that PM-CT can be a beneficial part of the classic forensic autopsy process.

Keywords: post-mortem imaging, forensic radiology, post-mortem computed tomography, virtual autopsy

Accepted: October 15, 2021; Published: September 1, 2021  Show citation

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Baxa J, Vendiš T, Dvořák M, Pažinová J, Řehulka H, Hrubý P, et al.. Post-mortem CT examination - brief instructions and experience summary. Ces radiol. 2021;75(3):197-206. doi: 10.55095/CesRadiol2021/025.
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