Research Progress on Postmortem Changes of Computed Tomography Imaging Characteristics on Corpses

Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2019 Dec;35(6):716-720. doi: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.06.013. Epub 2019 Dec 25.
[Article in English, Chinese]

Abstract

Postmortem changes on corpses appear immediately after death, and can transform the original structure characteristics of the corpse to different degrees as well as show specific changes on computed tomography (CT) images, sometimes with false positives and false negatives, influencing the identification of injuries or diseases. This paper systematically summarizes the postmortem changes of computed tomography imaging characteristics on corpses, to further expand the application of virtopsy in the practices of forensic pathology identification, and provide reference for the identification of injuries, diseases and changes after normal death.

题目: 死后尸体CT影像学特征变化研究进展.

摘要: 死后尸体变化于死亡后立即出现,会不同程度地改变尸体原有的结构特征,并在计算机断层扫描(computed tomography,CT)图像上表现出特异性改变,有时易出现假阳性与假阴性,影响损伤或疾病的鉴别。本文系统地综述了死后尸体CT影像学的变化特点,以进一步拓展虚拟解剖技术在法医病理学鉴定实践中的应用,为鉴别损伤、疾病与正常死后变化提供参考。.

关键词: 法医病理学;死后变化;计算机断层扫描;虚拟解剖;综述.

Keywords: forensic pathology; postmortem changes; computed tomography; virtual autopsy; review.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Autopsy
  • Cadaver*
  • Forensic Pathology* / instrumentation
  • Humans
  • Postmortem Changes*
  • Research / trends
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*