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FORENSIC IMAGING
卷 28, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.fri.2022.200497
关键词
Forensic radiology; Autopsy imaging; Case-control study; Chest radiology; Postmortem imaging
资金
- Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare [200937019B]
- JSPS KAKENHI [17K17644, 20K07989, 19K19482]
- Japan Radiological Society
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17K17644, 20K07989, 19K19482] Funding Source: KAKEN
This study compared the diameter of pulmonary vessels before and after death, and found that the diameter of the main pulmonary artery decreases after death. Patients who died of congestive heart failure also showed a greater tendency for decreased pulmonary vein diameter compared to other patients.
Objectives: To compare the diameter of pulmonary vessels on antemortem (AMCT) and postmortem computed tomography (PMCT). Materials and Methods: This retrospective case-control study included 641 patients who underwent AMCT within 30 days before death, died in the hospital, and underwent PMCT and conventional autopsy, as a reference standard, soon after death between 2009 and 2020 at a university hospital. The control group comprised 8 patients without lung and pulmonary vessel abnormalities, whereas the heart failure group comprised 16 patients who died of congestive heart failure. The diameters of the main pulmonary artery and bilateral superior and inferior pulmonary veins were measured on AMCT and PMCT images and statistically analyzed (240 vessels in total). Results: In both groups, PMCT resulted in significantly smaller main pulmonary artery diameters compared to AMCT. The control group had greater pulmonary vein diameters compared to the heart failure group after death, although the difference did not reach statistical significance. Comparison between the groups revealed that the heart failure group had significantly greater tendency for postmortem decrease in the pulmonary vein diameters compared to the control group. Conclusion: Our findings showed that the main pulmonary artery diameter decreases after death. Moreover, patients who died of congestive heart failure had a greater tendency for decreased pulmonary vein diameter compared to those who died without cardiopulmonary abnormalities.
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