Teaching and examining for post-mortem CT-scanned autopsies

The traditional style of autopsy teaching and training requires adaptation for the evolving practice of post mortem radiology, with the pathology trainee learning to interpret radiological diagnostic data mapped against the ante mortem information and external examination. The potential benefits of post mortem radiology require cautious evaluation in the training environment, as some pathologies are not well seen by post mortem computerized tomography (PMCT). There is also the trap of some pathology being readily found, which is not relevant to the cause of death.
Source: Diagnostic Histopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Mini-symposium: Cardiothoracic pathology and virtual autopsy Source Type: research