Postmortem intravascular high-density fluid level (hypostasis): CT findings.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate postmortem CT (PMCT) finding of hypostasis.


METHODS
PMCT examinations were performed within 2 hours of death in 126 patients who arrived at our institution in nontraumatic cardiopulmonary arrest.


RESULTS
PMCT showed hypostasis as high-density fluid level in the lumen of the heart or great vessels in 66 of 126 patients (52%).


CONCLUSIONS
Hypostasis is observed as an intravascular high-density fluid level on PMCT.
Shiotani
Seiji
S
Department of Radiology, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, University of Tsukuba, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8558, Japan. shiotani@tmch.or.jp
Kohno
Mototsugu
M
Ohashi
Noriyoshi
N
Yamazaki
Kentaroh
K
Itai
Yuji
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D002102:Cadaver; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D012995:Solubility; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance