Postmortem interval and diagnostic performance of the autopsy methods
Sci. rep. (Nat. Publ. Group); 8 (16112), 2018
Postmortem studies, including the complete diagnostic autopsy (CDA) and the minimally invasive autopsy (MIA), an innovative approach to post-mortem sampling and cause of death investigation, are commonly performed within 24 hours after death because the quality of the tissues deteriorates over time. This...