title: Advances of dual source, dual-energy imaging in postmortem CT.
abstract: This paper focuses on the use of multi-detector row dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in the evaluation of postmortal examinations. The use of dual energy moves postmortem CT to an entirely new dimension of diagnostic sensitivity where contrast in the image is not merely limited to X-ray attenuation differences, but may include elements of functional and tissue characterization. This additional information may be used to improve the benefit postmortem imaging can provide to supplement and simplify the conventional autopsy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, CMIV, University of Linköping, 58185 Linköping, Sweden. anders.persson@cmiv.liu.se
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jackowski
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Engström
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zachrisson
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*