| Autor: |
Blaauwgeers JL; Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, afd. Pathologie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. hansblaauwgeers@pathology.nl, van Rijn RR |
| Jazyk: |
Dutch; Flemish |
| Zdroj: |
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2012; Vol. 156 (19), pp. A4786. |
| Abstrakt: |
The number of autopsies carried out by pathologists is decreasing. This is worrying, as evaluation has shown 10-20% of autopsies result in findings which could have influenced the course and treatment of the disease if they had been known about in time. Post-mortem imaging or virtual autopsy may be an alternative. However, a number of practical matters have to be taken into consideration before virtual autopsy becomes widely-accepted practice. These include availability of a CT scanner on request, the logistics of complex procedures on the deceased, new forms of expertise, co-operation between pathologist and radiologist, and financing. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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