Autopsy
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Introduction
- An examination of the organs of a dead body to determine the cause of death or to study the pathology present.
- An examination of the organs of a dead body to determine the cause of death or to study the pathology present.
- Virtual autopsy with computed tomography is more likely to miss cardiovascular disease & cancer. [2]
- Unclear whether routine virtual autopsy would improve outcomes
More General Terms
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Wichmann D et al. Virtual autopsy as an alternative to traditional medical autopsy in the intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2012 Jan 17; 156:123. PMID: [1]
