Usefulness of virtual autopsy in diagnosing pathologies in the paediatric population: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Virtual autopsy is a non-invasive/minimally invasive method for conducting an autopsy, with the assistance of imaging techniques. We aim to review the benefits of virtual autopsy in detecting pathologies in the paediatric population.

Method

The procedure adhered to Institute of Medicine and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis guidelines. Seven databases including MEDLINE and SCOPUS were searched for articles published 2010-2020 worldwide in English. A narrative synthesis of the findings of included studies was carried out to discuss and summarize the results of the review.

Results

From 686 studies on paediatric deaths, 23 met selection/quality criteria. Virtual autopsy was better than conventional autopsy in detecting skeletal l

SUBMITTER: Wickramasinghe CU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184261 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature