Authors: G N Rutty A J Jeffery V Raj B Morgan
Publish Date: 2010/03/27
Volume: 124, Issue: 6, Pages: 641-645
Abstract
We present a single case report illustrating the diagnostic role of multislice computed tomography MSCT in the investigation of suspicious child death where mechanical asphyxia is suspected The case illustrates how radiological findings that may not be observable on conventional plain Xray were identified by postmortem MSCT We illustrate how MSCT can illustrate the position of a foreign body within the upper airway of a neonate without the need for in situ dissection and how the combination of postmortem MSCT with skeletal survey can provide enhanced diagnostic information in the investigation of not only whether the child was liveborn but also the consideration as to whether or not death has been caused by upper airway obstruction
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