title: Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging dealing with low temperature objects.
abstract: In Japan, the medical examiner system is not widespread, the rate of autopsy is low, and many medical institutions therefore perform postmortem imaging using clinical equipment. Postmortem imaging is performed to clarify cause of death, select candidates for autopsy, make a guide map for autopsy, or provide additional information for autopsy. Findings are classified into 3 categories: cause of death and associated changes, changes induced by cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and postmortem changes. Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging shows characteristic changes in signal intensity related to low body temperature after death; they are low temperature images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Technology, Tsukuba Medical Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. t.kobayashi1001@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiotani
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kousaku
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saotome
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaga
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akutsu
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Homma
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002102:Cadaver; D002423:Cause of Death; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011180:Postmortem Changes