Usefulness of computed tomography-guided postmortem biopsy to evaluate pneumonia
This study highlights limitations in diagnosing pneumonia solely using PMCT and blood tests. However, CT-guided postmortem biopsy facilitates the identification of pneumonia even when inflammatory findings are not detectable by PMCT and blood tests.
Authors
- Akiko Takeuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4003-6035)
- Tomoko Matoba
- Shogo Shimbashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5502-0082)
- Hideki Hyodoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1270-641X)
- Shigeki Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-8654)
- Tomoaki Hagita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9507-3840)
- Kotaro Matoba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-4234)
- Takayuki Kiuchi
Institutions
- University of Fukui (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Forensic Science International
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2025.112612
- Primary Topic
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00