Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Forensic / Necropsy studies, Paediatric, CT, MR, Medico-legal issues, Forensics
Authors:
N. benarbia1, D. Bentaleb1, Z. ELMALKY2, D. LAOUDIYI1, K. Chbani1, S. Salam1, L. OUZIDANE1; 1casablanca/MA, 2CASABLANCA /MA
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-2813
Conclusion
Today,
post-mortem CT and MRI have become almost routine in many countries around the world in both adult and pediatric practice that encompasses several different diagnostic areas beginning with perinatal/neonatal evaluation of known or suspected genetic abnormalities (e.g.
skeletal dysplasia) and determination of live vs.
stillbirth.
In medicolegal cases they are used to evaluate cause/manner of death in infants and children,
including suspected non-accidental trauma.
Despite a multiple limits like accessibility of machines ,
the Post mortem imaging is finding growing acceptance in the pediatric and perinatal domains.
However The specialists in pediatrics must be vigilant to be part of this ongoing evolution,
involving neonatologists,
pediatricians,
pathologists,
anthropologists and radiologists.