Utility of Postmortem Autopsy via Whole-Body Imaging: Initial Observations Comparing MDCT and 3.0T MRI Findings with Autopsy Findings |
Cha, Jang-Gyu
(Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital)
Kim, Dong-Hun (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) Kim, Dae-Ho (Department of Radiology, Konyang University Hospital) Paik, Sang-Hyun (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) Park, Jai-Soung (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) Park, Seong-Jin (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) Lee, Hae-Kyung (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) Hong, Hyun-Sook (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) Choi, Duek-Lin (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) Yang, Kyung-Moo (Department of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation) Chung, Nak-Eun (Department of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation) Lee, Bong-Woo (Department of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation) Seo, Joong-Seok (Department of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation) |
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