title: Normal pediatric postmortem CT appearances.
abstract: Postmortem radiology is a rapidly developing specialty that is increasingly used as an adjunct to or substitute for conventional autopsy. The goal is to find patterns of disease and possibly the cause of death. Postmortem CT images bring to light processes of decomposition most radiologists are unfamiliar with. These postmortem changes, such as the formation of gas and edema, should not be mistaken for pathological processes that occur in living persons. In this review we discuss the normal postmortem thoraco-abdominal changes and how these appear on CT images, as well as how to differentiate these findings from those of pathological processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Willemijn.klein@radboudumc.nl.
authors.forename: Willemijn M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Dennis G H
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bosboom
authors.forename: Desiree H J L M
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Koopmanschap
authors.forename: Rutger A J
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nievelstein
authors.forename: Peter G J
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Nikkels
authors.forename: Rick R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: van Rijn
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000592:standards*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
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