Comparison of the cardiothoracic ratio between postmortem and antemortem computed tomography

Highlights • The postmortem changes in cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) were assessed by CT. • The postmortem CTR was greater than antemortem CTR regardless of the heart condition. • No confounding factors showed significant associations with postmortem CTR changes. • The CTR threshold of 0.54 identified...

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Published in:	Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 24; pp. 86 - 91
Main Authors:	Okuma, Hidemi, Gonoi, Wataru, Ishida, Masanori, Shirota, Go, Kanno, Shigeaki, Shintani, Yukako, Abe, Hiroyuki, Fukayama, Masashi, Ohtomo, Kuni
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier B.V 01-01-2017
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Autopsy Cardiomegaly Cardiomegaly - diagnostic imaging Cardiothoracic ratio Female Forensic radiology Heart - anatomy & histology Heart - diagnostic imaging Humans Internal Medicine Male Middle Aged Postmortem Changes Postmortem computed tomography Retrospective Studies ROC Curve Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Young Adult Forensic radiology Cardiomegaly Cardiothoracic ratio Postmortem changes Postmortem computed tomography
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Summary:	Highlights • The postmortem changes in cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) were assessed by CT. • The postmortem CTR was greater than antemortem CTR regardless of the heart condition. • No confounding factors showed significant associations with postmortem CTR changes. • The CTR threshold of 0.54 identified cardiomegaly with the greatest accuracy.
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ISSN:	1344-6223 1873-4162
DOI:	10.1016/j.legalmed.2016.12.006