False positive aortic dissection on postmortem computed tomography

Highlights • Two cases of false positive aortic dissection are reported. • The causes of the error were mediastinal abscess or a hematoma. • The interest in performing an opacification during PMCT is underlined.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 2015-09, Vol.254, p.e4-e6
Hauptverfasser:	Le Blanc-Louvry, Isabelle, Thureau, Sophie, Ledoux, Kathy, Mogdad, Benjamin, Lagroy, Emma, Dacher, Jean Nicolas, Tournel, Gilles
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities Aneurysms Aorta - injuries Aortic dissection Aortography Autopsies Cervical Vertebrae - injuries Cervical Vertebrae - pathology Coronary vessels Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic error Dissection False Positive Reactions Forensic Pathology Forensic radiology Forensic science Forensic sciences Hematoma - pathology Human health and pathology Humans Life Sciences Medical imaging Multidetector Computed Tomography Neoplasm Invasiveness Pathology Postmortem computed tomography Recommendations Scanners Sedimentation & deposition Spinal Fractures - pathology Thoracic Neoplasms - pathology Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology Tomography Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Two cases of false positive aortic dissection are reported. • The causes of the error were mediastinal abscess or a hematoma. • The interest in performing an opacification during PMCT is underlined.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.06.014