Postmortem computed tomographic (PMCT) and postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMRI) demonstration of fatal massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage caused by abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture.
We report a case of fatal massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage caused by the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in which postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMRI) provided clear delineation. In this case, the autopsy imaging system using PMCT and PMMRI was useful as a screening method to determine the cause of death as AAA rupture and became a guide for the subsequent autopsy.
Arai
Akiko
A
Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki 305-8558, Japan.
Shiotani
Seiji
S
Yamazaki
Kentaro
K
Nagata
Chigusa
C
Kikuchi
Kazunori
K
Suzuki
Masatsune
M
Atake
Shigeru
S
Kohno
Mototsugu
M
Ohashi
Noriyoshi
N
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications*; D001344:Autopsy; D002423:Cause of Death; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed