Appearances of colorectal hepatic metastases at diffusion-weighted MRI compared with histopathology: initial observations
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- 1 March 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 85 (1011), 225-230
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/11597735
Abstract
We describe a case of a fatal speed flying accident in which the victim was electrocuted, burned and fell from a great height. Post-mortem imaging revealed acute appearing fractures on CT, without bone marrow oedema on MRI. Based on the known clinical imaging findings of bone marrow oedema in acute fractures, we concluded that the speed flyer died from electrocution rather than the fall and that the fractures occurred post-mortem. Radiological imaging augmented the reconstruction of the peri-mortem events. Further research is needed to assess whether bone marrow oedema in acute fractures is a reliable vital sign.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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