Pediatric Postmortem CT: Initial Experience at a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital

Abstract

Purpose of Review

Pediatric postmortem imaging is a new and rapidly growing discipline. A review of recent literature is discussed along with a brief overview of common imaging findings on postmortem CT that may simulate antemortem pathology.

Recent Findings

The authors describe their own experience in establishing a postmortem imaging program as well as a discussion of the unique challenges in developing a program and performing and interpreting postmortem CT.

Summary

Postmortem CT may provide valuable information in understanding the cause of death and disease processes in children; however, collaboration and research are needed to confirm the reliability of postmortem imaging diagnoses and to differentiate postmortem processes and antemortem pathology.

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