Radiography following perinatal death: a review.
Radiography of the perinatally dead infant provides detailed information about the skeleton and is valuable as an adjunct to autopsy. This article reviews the potential benefits and discusses the pitfalls in assessment of growth stage. Reference charts for individual bone lengths and secondary ossification centers are presented.
Radiology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK. olseno@gosh.nhs.uk
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D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005333:Fetus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D011859:Radiography; D012016:Reference Values