Miguel Angel Casado-Suela, Guillermo Cuevas-Tascón, María Antonia Cabezas Quintario, Mercedes Duffort-Falco, Laura Vela de la Cruz, Ana Burdaspall-Moratilla, Juan Torres-Macho, Margarita Gimeno Aranguez, Javier Bernal Jorquera, Jorge Muñoz-Rodriguez
We present a 3-patient case series that support the use of ultrasound guided minimally invasive autopsy (MIA). This technique has a high diagnostic accuracy in specific clinical settings. It makes easier to diagnose pathologies once the patient has died, avoiding body deformation, with a notable reduction in sample processing time compared to the open autopsy study and, therefore, a shorter overall diagnostic response time. MIA shows some similarities with point of care ultrasound (POCUS), like examination protocols or that they can be performed at the bedside...
March 10, 2023: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine