title: [Post-mortem angio-CT: a new diagnostic approach].
abstract: Post-mortem CT-angiography is a minimally invasive exam that allows the investigation of the vascular system in a very detailed way, impossible to realize during conventional autopsy. The research group for post-mortem angio-CT in Lausanne has developed a standardized protocol fora technique called "multi-phase post-mortem CT-angiography" that leads to an easy applicable performance of the exam and an increased diagnostic value. Additionally, new equipment including a perfusion device with single use sets as well as a special contrast agent for post-mortem investigations has been created. Using this technique, angio-CT permits to detect of the source of haemorrhages, vascular malformations, arteriosclerotic lesions as well as vascular occlusions and to visualize the vascular anatomy exactly.
authors: Centre universitaire romand de médecine légale, CHUV, Lausanne. silke.grabherr@chuv.ch
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Grabherr
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Dominguez
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Mangin
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed