title: ESPR postmortem imaging task force: where we begin.
abstract: A new task force on postmortem imaging was established at the annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) in Graz, Austria, in 2015. The postmortem task force is separate from the child abuse task force as it covers all aspects of fetal, neonatal and non-forensic postmortem imaging. The main focus of the task force is the guidance and standardization of non-radiographic postmortem imaging, particularly postmortem CT and postmortem MRI. This manuscript outlines the starting point of the task force, with a mission statement, outline of current experience, and short- and long-term goals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK. owen.arthurs@gosh.nhs.uk.|Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, UK. owen.arthurs@gosh.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Owen J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Arthurs
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emma Children's Hospital - Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rick R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: van Rijn
authors.affiliation: Academic unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 1SF, UK.
authors.forename: Elspeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Whitby
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada.
authors.forename: Elka
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, D-79106, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stenzel
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging & Clinical Physics, The Royal Hospital for Children, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William St., North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taranath
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, National Women's Health and Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001344:Autopsy / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011871:Radiology / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Autopsy; Child; Computed tomography; Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Minimally invasive postmortem examination; Postmortem