Postmortem MRI of the brain in all cases showed characteristic common SI changes. Global cerebral ischemia without following reperfusion and low body temperature explain these changes.
In Japan, the medical examiner system is not widespread, the rate of autopsy is low, and many medical institutions therefore perform postmortem imaging using clinical equipment. Postmortem imaging is performed to clarify cause of death, select candidates for autopsy, make a guide map for autopsy, or provide additional information for autopsy. Findings are classiˆed into 3 categories: cause of death and associated changes, changes induced by cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and postmortem changes. Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging shows characteristic changes in signal intensity related to low body temperature after death; they are low temperature images.
In small animal veterinary practices, body condition score (BCS) is generally
used to diagnose obesity. However, BCS does not constitute objective data. In this study,
we investigated the value of using human body fat analysis software for male dogs. We also
compared changes in body fat after neutering. Changes in body fat at the time of neutering
(age 1 year) and 1 year later were compared by performing CT scanning and using human body
fat analysis software. We found that body fat increased in all the individuals tested. In
terms of the site of fat accumulation, subcutaneous fat was more pronounced than visceral
fat with a marked increase on the dorsal side of the abdomen rather than the thorax.
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