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The case for postmortem imaging

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  1. Forensic Radiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, USA

    H. Theodore Harcke

  2. Editorial Services, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 269, Wilmington, DE, 19899, USA

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Harcke, H.T. The case for postmortem imaging. Pediatr Radiol 40, 138–140 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1433-0

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