Postmortem changes - cardiovascular
Last revised by Yahya Baba on 21 Jul 2021
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Smith H, Baba Y, Knipe H, Postmortem changes - cardiovascular. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-61118
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Article created:
18 Jun 2018,
Hamish Smith
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Last revised:
21 Jul 2021,
Yahya Baba ◉
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Synonyms:
- Cardiovascular postmortem change
- Cardiovascular postmortem changes
Cardiovascular postmortem changes refer to the normal appearances of the cardiovascular system on postmortem imaging.
Radiographic features
CT
- hyperdensity of the aortic wall 1,2
- hypostasis of blood intravascularly 3
- dilatation of the right atrium of the heart 1
- dilatation of the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava (except in cases of exsanguination) 1
References
- 1. Offiah CE, Dean J. Post-mortem CT and MRI: appropriate post-mortem imaging appearances and changes related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (2016) The British journal of radiology. 89 (1058): 20150851. doi:10.1259/bjr.20150851 - Pubmed
- 2. Yamazaki K, Shiotani S, Ohashi N, Doi M, Honda K. Hepatic portal venous gas and hyper-dense aortic wall as postmortem computed tomography finding. (2003) Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 5 Suppl 1: S338-41. Pubmed
- 3. Christe A, Flach P, Ross S, Spendlove D, Bolliger S, Vock P, Thali MJ. Clinical radiology and postmortem imaging (Virtopsy) are not the same: Specific and unspecific postmortem signs. (2010) Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 12 (5): 215-22. doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2010.05.005 - Pubmed
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