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Edited by Guy N. Rutty
3rd ed, 190 pp, $179
London, UK, Springer-Verlag, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-8462-8834-0

JAMA. 2008;300(2):219-221.

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Despite various proposals to reverse the downward trend in autopsy rates in the United States and abroad, autopsy numbers continue to decrease. In the past 5 to 10 years, other modalities such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been shown helpful as adjuncts to autopsy; however, it is doubtful that invasive autopsies will ever be completely replaced. There subsists a trend in which pathologists who continue to perform autopsies will, however, undoubtedly be faced with the task of implementing a mixture of clinical and forensic protocols. The third edition of Essentials of Autopsy Practice has a primary medicolegal emphasis, but it is an excellent resource for pathologists in need of a concise and well-written reference for a variety of cases. This new edition includes chapters that address postmortem toxicologic redistribution, sudden deaths related to body weight, elder abuse and gerontocide, and bioterrorism, among other subjects that . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Elizabeth C. Burton, MD, Reviewer
Institute for Health Care Research and Quality
Baylor Health Care System Dallas
Department of Pathology
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
lizbu@baylorhealth.edu

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