Post-Mortem CT Delivers Fast and Accurate Injury Identification in Trauma Patients.

Linda PhamJaclyn N Portelli TremontAdam BruderickJohn NazarianPascal Osita UdekwuEdmund J RutherfordScott M Moore

Published in: The American surgeon (2022)

PMCT is a readily available method to identify injuries in trauma patients who expire shortly upon presentation. Given the low autopsy rate for blunt trauma and delay in reporting, PMCT is an important adjunct for trauma providers.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
computed tomography
image quality
magnetic resonance imaging
adverse drug
positron emission tomography
pet ct
bioinformatics analysis