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Postmortem computed tomography is an informative approach for prevention of sudden unexpected natural death in the elderly

Toshihiro Kaneko1 Department of Patient Safety, Mie University Hospital, Japan;2 Autopsy Imaging Center, Mie University Hospital, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Miyuki Hibi1 Department of Patient Safety, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Miki Ishibashi1 Department of Patient Safety, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Atsuhiro Nakatsuka2 Autopsy Imaging Center, Mie University Hospital, Japan;3 Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Yukinari Omori4 Emergency Department, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Ken Ishikura4 Emergency Department, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Tsuyoshi Hatada4 Emergency Department, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Taichi Takeda4 Emergency Department, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Yoshiyuki Takei1 Department of Patient Safety, Mie University Hospital, Japan;2 Autopsy Imaging Center, Mie University Hospital, Japan

Kan Takeda3 Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, Japan

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Pages 13-20 | Published online: 04 May 2010

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