Korean Journal of Radiology

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Myocardial Contrast Defect Associated with Thrombotic Coronary Occlusion: Pre-Autopsy Diagnosis of a Cardiac Death with Post-Mortem CT Angiography

  • Lee, Heon (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Hyejin (Department of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service) ;
  • Cha, Jang Gyu (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Sookyoung (Department of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service) ;
  • Yang, Kyungmoo (Department of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service)
  • Received : 2015.03.17
  • Accepted : 2015.06.10
  • Published : 2015.09.01
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Abstract

We report the case of a female who died of suspected acute myocardial infarction. Post-mortem CT angiography (PMCTA) was performed with intravascular contrast infusion before the standard autopsy, and it successfully demonstrated the complete thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery and also a corresponding perfusion defect on myocardium. We herein describe the PMCTA findings of a cardiac death with special emphasis on the potential benefits of this novel CT technique in forensic practice.

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