Value and Use of Pediatric Postmortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Postmortem imaging has the potential to ease the drawbacks of autopsy such as parental acceptance and nervous tissue autolysis. It also can help determine the cause and time of death. Although postmortem MR imaging has disadvantages, its benefits compared with conventional autopsy warrant its use. With the appropriate research and educational offerings, this modality can overcome the limitations of traditional autopsy and become the new gold standard of postmortem investigations of pediatric cases.