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Review
. 2008 Dec;68(3):446-55.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.05.008. Epub 2008 Jul 2.

Advances of dual source, dual-energy imaging in postmortem CT

Anders Persson  1 , Christian Jackowski, Elias Engström, Helene Zachrisson
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Advances of dual source, dual-energy imaging in postmortem CT

Anders Persson et al. Eur J Radiol. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the use of multi-detector row dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in the evaluation of postmortal examinations. The use of dual energy moves postmortem CT to an entirely new dimension of diagnostic sensitivity where contrast in the image is not merely limited to X-ray attenuation differences, but may include elements of functional and tissue characterization. This additional information may be used to improve the benefit postmortem imaging can provide to supplement and simplify the conventional autopsy.

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