Postmortem CT angiography compared with autopsy : a forensic multicenter study

2018
journal article
article
112
cris.lastimport.wos2024-04-09T22:24:53Z
dc.abstract.enPurpose To determine if postmortem computed tomography (CT) and postmortem CT angiography help to detect more lesions than autopsy in postmortem examinations, to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each method, and to define their indications. Materials and Methods Postmortem CT angiography was performed on 500 human corpses and followed by conventional autopsy. Nine centers were involved. All CT images were read by an experienced team including one forensic pathologist and one radiologist, blinded to the autopsy results. All findings were recorded for each method and categorized by anatomic structure (bone, organ parenchyma, soft tissue, and vascular) and relative importance in the forensic case (essential, useful, and unimportant). Results Among 18 654 findings, autopsies helped to identify 61.3% (11 433 of 18 654), postmortem CT helped to identify 76.0% (14 179 of 18 654), and postmortem CT angiography helped to identify 89.9% (16 780 of 18 654; P < .001). Postmortem CT angiography was superior to autopsy, especially at helping to identify essential skeletal lesions (96.1% [625 of 650] vs 65.4% [425 of 650], respectively; P < .001) and vascular lesions (93.5% [938 of 1003] vs 65.3% [655 of 1003], respectively; P < .001). Among the forensically essential findings, 23.4% (1029 of 4393) were not detected at autopsy, while only 9.7% (428 of 4393) were missed at postmortem CT angiography (P < .001). The best results were obtained when postmortem CT angiography was combined with autopsy. Conclusion Postmortem CT and postmortem CT angiography and autopsy each detect important lesions not detected by the other method. More lesions were identified by combining postmortem CT angiography and autopsy, which may increase the quality of postmortem diagnosis.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Lekarski : Zakład Medycyny Sądowejpl
dc.cm.date2020-01-07
dc.cm.id88694
dc.contributor.authorGrabher, Silkepl
dc.contributor.authorHeinemann, Axelpl
dc.contributor.authorVogel, Hermannpl
dc.contributor.authorRutty, Guypl
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Brunopl
dc.contributor.authorWoźniak, Krzysztof - 133829 pl
dc.contributor.authorDedouit, Fabricepl
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Florianpl
dc.contributor.authorLochner, Stefaniepl
dc.contributor.authorWittig, Holgerpl
dc.contributor.authorGuglielmi, Giuseppepl
dc.contributor.authorEplinius, Franziskapl
dc.contributor.authorMichaud, Katarzynapl
dc.contributor.authorPalmiere, Cristianpl
dc.contributor.authorChevallier, Christinepl
dc.contributor.authorMangin, Patricepl
dc.contributor.authorGrimm, Jochen M.pl
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-17T09:58:44Z
dc.date.available2020-01-17T09:58:44Z
dc.date.issued2018pl
dc.date.openaccess0
dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number1pl
dc.description.physical270-276pl
dc.description.points50pl
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume288pl
dc.identifier.doi10.1148/radiol.2018170559pl
dc.identifier.eissn1527-1315pl
dc.identifier.issn0033-8419pl
dc.identifier.projectROD UJ / OPpl
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/143183
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
dc.rightsUdzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa*
dc.rights.licenceCC-BY
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl*
dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titlePostmortem CT angiography compared with autopsy : a forensic multicenter studypl
dc.title.journalRadiologypl
dc.typeJournalArticlepl
dspace.entity.typePublication
cris.lastimport.wos
2024-04-09T22:24:53Z
dc.abstract.enpl
Purpose To determine if postmortem computed tomography (CT) and postmortem CT angiography help to detect more lesions than autopsy in postmortem examinations, to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each method, and to define their indications. Materials and Methods Postmortem CT angiography was performed on 500 human corpses and followed by conventional autopsy. Nine centers were involved. All CT images were read by an experienced team including one forensic pathologist and one radiologist, blinded to the autopsy results. All findings were recorded for each method and categorized by anatomic structure (bone, organ parenchyma, soft tissue, and vascular) and relative importance in the forensic case (essential, useful, and unimportant). Results Among 18 654 findings, autopsies helped to identify 61.3% (11 433 of 18 654), postmortem CT helped to identify 76.0% (14 179 of 18 654), and postmortem CT angiography helped to identify 89.9% (16 780 of 18 654; P < .001). Postmortem CT angiography was superior to autopsy, especially at helping to identify essential skeletal lesions (96.1% [625 of 650] vs 65.4% [425 of 650], respectively; P < .001) and vascular lesions (93.5% [938 of 1003] vs 65.3% [655 of 1003], respectively; P < .001). Among the forensically essential findings, 23.4% (1029 of 4393) were not detected at autopsy, while only 9.7% (428 of 4393) were missed at postmortem CT angiography (P < .001). The best results were obtained when postmortem CT angiography was combined with autopsy. Conclusion Postmortem CT and postmortem CT angiography and autopsy each detect important lesions not detected by the other method. More lesions were identified by combining postmortem CT angiography and autopsy, which may increase the quality of postmortem diagnosis.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Lekarski : Zakład Medycyny Sądowej
dc.cm.date
2020-01-07
dc.cm.id
88694
dc.contributor.authorpl
Grabher, Silke
dc.contributor.authorpl
Heinemann, Axel
dc.contributor.authorpl
Vogel, Hermann
dc.contributor.authorpl
Rutty, Guy
dc.contributor.authorpl
Morgan, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorpl
Woźniak, Krzysztof - 133829
dc.contributor.authorpl
Dedouit, Fabrice
dc.contributor.authorpl
Fischer, Florian
dc.contributor.authorpl
Lochner, Stefanie
dc.contributor.authorpl
Wittig, Holger
dc.contributor.authorpl
Guglielmi, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorpl
Eplinius, Franziska
dc.contributor.authorpl
Michaud, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorpl
Palmiere, Cristian
dc.contributor.authorpl
Chevallier, Christine
dc.contributor.authorpl
Mangin, Patrice
dc.contributor.authorpl
Grimm, Jochen M.
dc.date.accessioned
2020-01-17T09:58:44Z
dc.date.available
2020-01-17T09:58:44Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2018
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.numberpl
1
dc.description.physicalpl
270-276
dc.description.pointspl
50
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volumepl
288
dc.identifier.doipl
10.1148/radiol.2018170559
dc.identifier.eissnpl
1527-1315
dc.identifier.issnpl
0033-8419
dc.identifier.projectpl
ROD UJ / OP
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/143183
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
dc.rights*
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY
dc.rights.uri*
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
dc.share.type
otwarte czasopismo
dc.subtypepl
Article
dc.titlepl
Postmortem CT angiography compared with autopsy : a forensic multicenter study
dc.title.journalpl
Radiology
dc.typepl
JournalArticle
dspace.entity.type
Publication
Affiliations

* The migration of download and view statistics prior to the date of April 8, 2024 is in progress.

Views
16
Views per month
Views per city
Ashburn
3
Chandler
2
Wroclaw
2
Chicago
1
Des Moines
1
Dublin
1
Szczecin
1
Warsaw
1
Downloads
wozniak_et-al_postmortem_ct_angiography_compared_with_autopsy_2018.pdf
5
wozniak_et-al_postmortem_ct_angiography_compared_with_autopsy_2018.odt
4