post-mortem

Imaging appearances in natural death

This article explores the increasing role of post‑mortem CT (PMCT) as an alternative or adjunct to traditional autopsy in cases of suspected natural death. The article explains that while coroners typically request post‑mortem investigations when the medical cause of death is unknown, imaging can often provide sufficient information with less invasiveness, reduced cost and improved […]

Bruno Morgan

Professor Bruno Morgan, Dr Claire Robinson

University of Leicester; University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Micro-CT for human fetal post-mortem imaging

A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks, with an estimated 500 miscarriages occurring every day in the UK. After a miscarriage parents are offered an autopsy to investigate whether there were any fetal abnormalities that may explain the loss. Although conventional autopsy may provide additional clinical information parents often […]

Ian Simcock, Susan Shelmerdine, John Ciaran Hutchinson, Neil Sebire, Owen Arthurs

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

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