Postmortem imaging findings and cause of death determination compared with autopsy: a systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy and meta-analysis

[1] Thali MJ(2003)Virtopsy, a new imaging horizon in forensic pathology: virtual autopsy by postmortem multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a feasibility study J Forensic Sci 48 386-403

[2] Yen K(2014)Virtual autopsy with multiphase postmortem computed tomographic angiography versus traditional medical autopsy to investigate unexpected deaths of hospitalized patients: a cohort study Ann Intern Med 160 534-541

[3] Schweitzer W(2013)The rise of forensic and post-mortem radiology—Analysis of the literature between the year 2000 and 2011 Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging 1 3-9

[4] Vock P(2012)To image or to autopsy? Ann Intern Med 156 158-159

[5] Boesch C(2016)How does post-mortem imaging compare to autopsy, is this a relevant question? Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging 4 2-6

[6] Ozdoba C(2013)Comparison of whole-body post mortem 3D CT and autopsy evaluation in accidental blunt force traumatic death using the abbreviated injury scale classification Forensic Sci Int 225 20-26

[7] Schroth G(2016)Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and autopsy in deadly gunshot wounds-a comparative study Int J Legal Med 130 819-826

[8] Ith M(2016)Postmortem CT is more accurate than clinical diagnosis for identifying the immediate cause of death in hospitalized patients: a prospective autopsy-based study Virchows Arch 469 101-109

[9] Sonnenschein M(2013)Interobserver agreement of the injury diagnoses obtained by postmortem computed tomography of traffic fatality victims and a comparison with autopsy results Forensic Sci Int 225 15-19

[10] Doernhoefer T(2014)Minimally invasive autopsy employing post-mortem CT and targeted coronary angiography: evaluation of its application to a routine coronial service Histopathology 64 211-217

[1] Thali MJ(2003)Virtopsy, a new imaging horizon in forensic pathology: virtual autopsy by postmortem multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a feasibility study J Forensic Sci 48 386-403

[2] Yen K(2014)Virtual autopsy with multiphase postmortem computed tomographic angiography versus traditional medical autopsy to investigate unexpected deaths of hospitalized patients: a cohort study Ann Intern Med 160 534-541

[3] Schweitzer W(2013)The rise of forensic and post-mortem radiology—Analysis of the literature between the year 2000 and 2011 Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging 1 3-9

[4] Vock P(2012)To image or to autopsy? Ann Intern Med 156 158-159

[5] Boesch C(2016)How does post-mortem imaging compare to autopsy, is this a relevant question? Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging 4 2-6

[6] Ozdoba C(2013)Comparison of whole-body post mortem 3D CT and autopsy evaluation in accidental blunt force traumatic death using the abbreviated injury scale classification Forensic Sci Int 225 20-26

[7] Schroth G(2016)Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and autopsy in deadly gunshot wounds-a comparative study Int J Legal Med 130 819-826

[8] Ith M(2016)Postmortem CT is more accurate than clinical diagnosis for identifying the immediate cause of death in hospitalized patients: a prospective autopsy-based study Virchows Arch 469 101-109

[9] Sonnenschein M(2013)Interobserver agreement of the injury diagnoses obtained by postmortem computed tomography of traffic fatality victims and a comparison with autopsy results Forensic Sci Int 225 15-19

[10] Doernhoefer T(2014)Minimally invasive autopsy employing post-mortem CT and targeted coronary angiography: evaluation of its application to a routine coronial service Histopathology 64 211-217