Postmortem CT and MRI findings of massive fat embolism

• Published in: International journal of legal medicine Vol. 134; no. 2; pp. 669 - 678
• Main Authors: Makino, Yohsuke, Kojima, Masatoshi, Yoshida, Maiko, Motomura, Ayumi, Inokuchi, Go, Chiba, Fumiko, Torimitsu, Suguru, Hoshioka, Yumi, Yamaguchi, Rutsuko, Saito, Naoki, Urabe, Shumari, Tsuneya, Shigeki, Horikoshi, Takuro, Yajima, Daisuke, Iwase, Hirotaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Autopsies; Computed tomography; Embolisms; Evaluation; Forensic Medicine; Forensic pathology; Histology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical imaging; Medical Law; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Sequences; Staining; Postmortem MRI; Forensic radiology; Forensic pathology; Fat embolism; Postmortem CT

Objective To elucidate postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and postmortem magnetic resonance (PMMR) imaging findings suggesting massive fat embolism. Materials and methods Consecutive forensic cases with PMCT and PMMR scans of subjects prior to autopsy were assessed. For PMCT, 16- or 64-row multid...