Conventional vs virtual autopsy with postmortem MRI in phenotypic characterization of stillbirths and fetal malformations.

Shruthi MohanN GuptaM JanaA R MridhaA KumarR AgarwalR SharmaD DekaA K GuptaM Kabra

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018)

Virtual autopsy using postmortem MRI and other minimally invasive investigations can be an acceptable alternative to conventional autopsy when the latter is refused by the parents. Postmortem MRI is more acceptable to parents and can provide additional diagnostic information on brain and spinal cord malformations. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

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