Minimally invasive autopsies for the investigation of pulmonary pathology of COVID-19—experiences of a longitudinal series of 92 patients
Minimally invasive autopsies (MIAs) allow the collection of tissue samples for diagnostic and research purposes in special situations, e.g., when there is a high risk of infection which is the case in the context of COVID-19 or restrictions due to legal or personal reasons. We performed MIA to analy...
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