Postmortem computed tomography is an informative approach for prevention of sudden unexpected natural death in the elderly | Zendy

Toshihiro Toshihiro Kaneko | Zendy; Miyuki Hibi | Zendy; Miki Ishibashi | Zendy; Atsuhiro Nakatsuka | Zendy; Yukinari Omori | Zendy; Ken Ishikura | Zendy; Tsuyoshi Hatada | Zendy; Taichi Takeda | Zendy; Yoshiyuki Takei | Zendy; Kan Takeda | Zendy

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Postmortem computed tomography is an informative approach for prevention of sudden unexpected natural death in the elderly

Author(s) -

Toshihiro Toshihiro Kaneko,

Miyuki Hibi,

Miki Ishibashi,

Atsuhiro Nakatsuka,

Yukinari Omori,

Ken Ishikura,

Tsuyoshi Hatada,

Taichi Takeda,

Yoshiyuki Takei,

Kan Takeda

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

risk management and healthcare policy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1179-1594

DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s10260

Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , cause of death , computed tomography , sudden death , natural death , pediatrics , emergency medicine , general surgery , surgery , medical emergency , disease

Less than 10% of unnatural death cases have been examined by autopsy in Japan. In particular, the causes of death in the elderly have not yet been actively investigated. Here, we evaluated the possible use of postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) to investigate the causes of sudden unexpected natural death (SUND) in the elderly.

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