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Post-mortem Foetal Imaging

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The gold standard for the diagnosis of foetal death is known to be the autopsy examination, which is sometimes supplemented by chromosomal and/or genetic studies. Nevertheless, autopsy rates are continuously declining, due to multifactorial and complex reasons, even anatomical, social and psychological ones, thus impacting the rate of radiological post-mortem foetal examinations.

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  1. Department of Biopathology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Sergio Salerno, Maria Chiara Terranova, Giuseppe Lo Re & Roberto Lagalla

  2. Ospedale “R.Guzzardi” Vittoria—ASP RAGUSA, Palermo, Italy

    Filippo Alberghina

  3. Department of Sciences for the Promotion of Health and Maternal and Child Care “G. D’Alessandro”, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Emiliano Maresi

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Salerno, S., Alberghina, F., Terranova, M.C., Lo Re, G., Maresi, E., Lagalla, R. (2020). Post-mortem Foetal Imaging. In: Lo Re, G., Argo, A., Midiri, M., Cattaneo, C. (eds) Radiology in Forensic Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96737-0_25

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