Hospital implementation of minimally invasive autopsy: A prospective cohort study of clinical performance and costs.

Ivo M WagensveldM G Myriam HuninkPiotr A WielopolskiFolkert J van KemenadeGabriel P KrestinBritt M BlokkerJ Wolter OosterhuisAnnick C Weustink

Published in: PloS one (2019)

A minimally invasive autopsy, consisting of CT, MRI and CT-guided biopsies, performs well in answering clinical questions and detecting major diagnoses. However, the diagnostic yield and clinical utility were quite low for postmortem CT and MRI as standalone modalities.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
minimally invasive
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
magnetic resonance
healthcare
diffusion weighted imaging
positron emission tomography
primary care
pet ct
electronic health record