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ESPR postmortem imaging task force: where we begin

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A new task force on postmortem imaging was established at the annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) in Graz, Austria, in 2015. The postmortem task force is separate from the child abuse task force as it covers all aspects of fetal, neonatal and non-forensic postmortem imaging. The main focus of the task force is the guidance and standardization of non-radiographic postmortem imaging, particularly postmortem CT and postmortem MRI. This manuscript outlines the starting point of the task force, with a mission statement, outline of current experience, and short- and long-term goals.

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O. J. Arthurs is funded by a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR, United Kingdom) Clinician Scientist Fellow award. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR or the Department of Health of the United Kingdom.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Owen J. Arthurs

  2. Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, UK

    Owen J. Arthurs

  3. Department of Radiology, Emma Children’s Hospital - Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Rick R. van Rijn

  4. Academic unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 1SF, UK

    Elspeth H. Whitby

  5. Radiology Department, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    Karl Johnson

  6. Department of Medical Imaging, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada

    Elka Miller

  7. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, D-79106, Freiburg, Germany

    Martin Stenzel

  8. Department of Diagnostic Imaging & Clinical Physics, The Royal Hospital for Children, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK

    Andrew Watt

  9. Department of Medical Imaging, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 72 King William St., North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Ajay Taranath

  10. Radiology Department, National Women’s Health and Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

    David H. Perry

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The purposes of this task force are to guide postmortem imaging development regarding clinical utility and diagnostic accuracy, foster multinational research and develop best practice guidelines as this subspecialty grows in the future.

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Arthurs, O.J., van Rijn, R.R., Whitby, E.H. et al. ESPR postmortem imaging task force: where we begin. Pediatr Radiol 46, 1363–1369 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-016-3639-2

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