ABSTRACT
The advantages of post-mortem radiology are recognised in some special circumstances. In modern practice, it is forensic and paediatric pathologists who primarily undertake post-mortem radiology. In many ways, magnetic resonance imaging can be considered as the ‘new kid in town’ as far as post-mortem radiology is concerned. Fluoroscopy holds one strong advantage over other forms of imaging and that is the ability to provide the operator with real-time images. Angiography can assist, for example, in cases of basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by aneurysm rupture or traumatic tearing of vessels. The field of post-mortem computerised tomography is a relatively new entity that is expanding rapidly, replacing the use of other more traditional forms of radiology as novel applications evolve. The use of radiology in the location of projectiles within the body is commonplace in modern practice. Radiology is an excellent method of confirming air within tissue and the cardiovascular system.
