CT, MRI replacing traditional autopsies, finding possible child abuse

What we usually see on TV is that autopsies, performed to determine the cause of death of a person, are usually conducted by a surgeon cutting open a dead body.

However, these traditional autopsies are now being replaced with less invasive procedures using CT and MRI diagnosis while the patient is still alive.  

When it comes to adults being scanned, there is much more confidences in finding out the cause of death, but these assumptions are wrong a third of the time.

As for children, CT and MRI scans have opened up new doors as autopsies lead to new information almost half of the time, according to an article in the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health.

In some cases, these advanced images are uncovering blood in the head, lacerations in the liver or fractures in children who are abused.

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Jodelle joined TriMed Media Group in 2016 as a senior writer, focusing on content for Radiology Business and Health Imaging. After receiving her master's from DePaul University, she worked as a news reporter and communications specialist.

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