Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
J Ultrasound. 2021 Dec;24(4):577-578. doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00531-1. Epub 2020 Oct 31.
Ultrasonography is known to have many applications in the diagnoses of diseases, as well as in guiding medical practitioners through precise medical procedures. However, its use as a post-mortem radiographic modality has been limited. Post-mortem ultrasonographic techniques are considered to be a safer alternative to high-risk post-mortem procedures, especially in infectious diseases. The present communication discusses the possibilities of using ultrasonography in post-mortem examinations in times of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to minimize the associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection of those working in mortuaries during full-body dissection in traditional autopsies. Post-mortem ultrasonography can be useful in reducing the extent of autopsies, thus decreasing the risk of exposure of forensic personnel.
超声检查在疾病诊断以及指导医疗从业者进行精确医疗程序方面有许多应用。然而，其作为一种死后放射学检查方法的应用受到限制。死后超声检查技术被认为是一种比高危死后检查程序更安全的选择，特别是在传染病方面。本报告讨论了在 COVID-19 大流行期间，将超声检查用于死后检查的可能性，以最大程度地降低在传统解剖学全身体检中，太平间工作人员因 SARS-CoV-2 感染的相关风险。死后超声检查有助于减少解剖的范围，从而降低法医人员暴露的风险。
