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Autopsy Imaging Center
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The Autopsy Imaging Center works to determine causes of death from postmortem CT images.
AboutAbout the lab
Approaching the cause of death through postmortem CT images
The Autopsy Imaging Center combines forensic medicine and diagnostic image analysis to perform CT imaging and image interpretation of deceased persons, and to conduct research on them.
In May 2009, the center began performing CT examinations before forensic autopsies, and it has continued to acquire and interpret postmortem images.
Even in cases of postmortem external examination, where a physician estimates the cause of death from an external examination of the body alone, postmortem CT images have in some cases helped narrow down the cause of death.
The center goes beyond imaging and interpretation, and also conducts research aimed at new developments in diagnostic imaging.
Key terms
- Autopsy imaging
- Taking CT images of deceased persons to investigate matters such as the cause of death. Abbreviated as Ai
- Postmortem CT
- A CT examination performed on a deceased person. It is also performed before a forensic autopsy
- Postmortem external examination (kenan)
- A physician's estimation of the cause of death from an external examination of the body alone
ResearchResearch themes
The center combines forensic medicine and diagnostic image analysis to perform and interpret postmortem CT imaging. It goes beyond simple imaging and interpretation, and also conducts research aimed at new developments in diagnostic imaging.
*Illustrative imageNarrowing Down the Cause of Death with Postmortem CT
The center performs CT examinations before forensic autopsies, acquiring and interpreting postmortem images. Even in cases of postmortem external examination, there are cases in which the cause of death was narrowed down with the help of postmortem CT images, without an autopsy.
*Illustrative imageCT Findings in Hypothermia and Drowning
The center has published papers on the characteristic imaging findings of hypothermia (death by freezing) and on the analysis of patterns seen in the paranasal sinuses and lungs of drowned bodies.
*Illustrative imageAge Estimation from CT Images
The center has also published papers on methods of estimating age using CT images of the thyroid cartilage and ribs.
MembersFaculty
- Professor (Concurrent)Tomohiro Kaneta
- LecturerAkihito Usui
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Naval Medical Center Portsmouth uses its CT scan. ( )” Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America / Public domain (cropped)
- Narrowing Down the Cause of Death with Postmortem CT: “Model positioned in computed tomography scanner” Daniel Sone (Photographer) / Public domain (cropped)
- CT Findings in Hypothermia and Drowning: “Forensics Lab” Mbrickn / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Age Estimation from CT Images: “Skeleton model iOS” Sam Nabi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Microbiology Lab): “Colorized transmission electron micrograph of rabies virus particles (green) image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland - 9” NIAID / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Forensic Medicine Lab): “HP 6890 Gas chromatogram-mass spectrometer used on CSI” NSEasternShoreChemist / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Diagnostic Radiology Lab): “UPMCEast CTscan” daveynin from United States / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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