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The autopsy: complete or not complete?

Benbow EW, Roberts I.S

Histopathology. 2003;42, 5:417-423.

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Less invasive or non-invasive alternatives to the complete autopsy have been sought for some time, and a range of methods, ranging from needle sampling to endoscopy to magnetic resonance imaging, have been considered. Evaluations of these methods are few and far between, but generally confirm the predictable conclusion that incomplete autopsies provide incomplete information. It is not difficult to envisage a situation whereby pressure for non-invasive autopsies will allow them to become prevalent, whether properly evaluated or not. However, used appropriately, non-invasive or less invasive autopsies may be valuable tools capable of answering specific questions in situations where it is not possible to perform a complete autopsy

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