Postmortem angiography: review of former and current methods.

Grabherr, Silke; Djonov, Valentin; Yen, Kathrin; Thali, Michael J; Dirnhofer, Richard · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2007

review · Level V

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Abstract

Postmortem investigations are becoming more and more sophisticated. CT and MRI are already being used in pathology and forensic medicine. In this context, the impact of postmortem angiography increases because of the rapid evaluation of organ-specific vascular patterns, vascular alteration under pathologic and physiologic conditions, and tissue changes induced by artificial and unnatural causes. In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of former and current techniques and contrast agents are reviewed.

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