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Post-mortem oxycodone blood concentrations of hospitalized cancer and surgery patients compared with fatal poisonings
Oxycodone is a strong opioid drug commonly used to treat acute, cancer, and chronic non-malignant pain. In this study, all oxycodone-related...
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Diagnostic Evaluation of the Posterior Fossa with Antenatal and Post-Mortem MRI: An Unfolded View
The role of post-mortem fetal conventional autopsy (CA) is undisputed but poses challenges with small, macerated bodies, and increasing parental...
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The biochemistry of the vitreous humour in estimating the post-mortem interval—a review of the literature, and use in forensic practice in Galicia (northwestern Spain)
The K + and hypoxanthine (Hx) concentrations of the vitreous humour (VH) rise gradually after death, providing a means of estimating the post-mortem...
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Perinatal post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the central nervous system (CNS): a pictorial review
Central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities cause approximately 32–37.7% of terminations of pregnancy (TOP). Autopsy is currently the gold standard...
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Post-mortem genetic analysis of sudden unexplained death in a young cohort: a whole-exome sequencing study
Sudden unexplained death (SUD) constitutes a considerable portion of unexpected sudden death in the young. Molecular autopsy has proved to be an...
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Sensitivity and specificity of post-mortem computed tomography in skull fracture detection—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) has been increasingly used as routine examination in forensic pathology. No recent review of the growing...
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Post-mortem computer tomography in ten cases of death while diving: a retrospective evaluation
IntroductionSelf-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving deaths have always been a challenge for forensic pathologists. Post-mortem...
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Validation of a post-mortem computed tomography method for age estimation based on the 4th rib in a French population
Age estimation is a key factor for identification procedure in forensic context. Based on anthropological findings, degenerative changes of the...
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Ingestion of fishing gear and Anisakis sp. infection in a beached Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in the Jeju Island, Republic of Korea: findings from post-mortem computed tomography and necropsy
BackgroundHuman fishing activities have significantly affect environmental concern for marine ecosystems, conservation of marine mammals, and human...
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Post-mortem persistence of SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary study
Since the beginning of March 2020, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has been the cause of millions of deaths...
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Fractures of the neuro-cranium: sensitivity and specificity of post-mortem computed tomography compared with autopsy
Post–mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is a routine tool in many forensic pathology departments as it is fast and non-destructive and allows less...
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COVID-19 lungs in post-mortem computed tomography
Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is a rapid and noninvasive diagnostic tool for important contributions to the identification of pulmonary...
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Post-mortem computed tomography is a useful tool for determining the pulmonary ventilation status in newborns
IntroductionLung ventilation is a standard sign of life in newborns. Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is highly sensitive to the presence of...
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Bone tissue preservation in seawater environment: a preliminary comparative analysis of bones with different post-mortem histories through anthropological and radiological perspectives
Bone taphonomy is a widely investigated topic; however, few data are available concerning marine bone taphonomy, especially on remains recovered from...
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Renal post-mortem findings in myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a heterogeneous group of hematological disorders presenting with an increased proliferation in one or several...
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Post-mortem CMR in a model of sudden death due to myocardial ischemia: validation with connexin-43
ObjectivesWe sought to evaluate the effectiveness of post-mortem cardiac magnetic resonance (PM-CMR) for the identification of myocardial ischemia as...
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Post-mortem ultrasonography: a safer alternative to autopsies in COVID-19 deaths
Ultrasonography is known to have many applications in the diagnoses of diseases, as well as in guiding medical practitioners through precise medical...