title: [Role of modern cross-sectional imaging in thanatology: a pictorial essay].
abstract: The development of new imaging modalities such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging is a new phenomenon in thanatology. The growing accessibility to these technologies allows, under some conditions, the acquisition of cross-sectional images on cadavers. The authors present a practical pictorial review of post-mortem changes and deadly injuries, illustrating the contributions of modern cross-sectional imaging techniques in thanatology.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Légale, Hôpital Rangueil-Larrey, 1 avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, TSA 50032 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9. fabded2@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dedouit
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Otal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Costagliola
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Loubes Lacroix
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Telmon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rouge
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joffre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed