Autopsy

"Autopsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Postmortem examination of the body.

Descriptor ID	D001344
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.060 E05.070 I01.198.780.937.120
Concept/Terms	Autopsy Autopsy Post-Mortem Examination Examination, Post-Mortem Examinations, Post-Mortem Post Mortem Examination Post-Mortem Examinations Postmortem Examination Examination, Postmortem Examinations, Postmortem Postmortem Examinations Autopsies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Autopsy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Autopsy [E01.370.060]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Autopsy [E05.070]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Criminology [I01.198]
Forensic Sciences [I01.198.780]
Forensic Medicine [I01.198.780.937]
Autopsy [I01.198.780.937.120]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Autopsy".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Autopsy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Autopsy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 69 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	2	0	2
1998	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2005	1	3	4
2006	0	7	7
2007	0	2	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	2	3
2010	1	1	2
2011	0	2	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	4	4
2014	1	1	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	6	7
2020	1	4	5
2021	0	9	9
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Autopsy" by people in Profiles.

Gould SW, Harty M. Pediatric forensic postmortem computed tomography: basics to advanced. Pediatr Radiol. 2025 Apr; 55(4):682-698.

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Cliburn KD, Kemp PM, Huestis MA, Wagner JR, Payton M, Liu L, Liang Y, Maxwell LK. Time- and?temperature-dependent postmortem ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration changes in?rabbits following controlled inhaled cannabis administration. J Anal Toxicol. 2023 Dec 12; 47(9):850-857.

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Kacinko SL, Isenschmid DS, Logan BK. Are Postmortem Cannabinoid Concentrations Forensically Reliable? Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2024 Mar 01; 45(1):92-93.

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Harty MP, Gould SW, Arthurs OJ, Miller E, Harcke HT. Current utilization of pediatric postmortem imaging in North America: a questionnaire-based survey. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 05; 53(6):1135-1143.

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Wei J, Hua Y, Yang B, Wang B, Schmitt SE, Wang B, Lucy KA, Ishikawa H, Schuman JS, Smith MA, Wollstein G, Sigal IA. Comparing Acute IOP-Induced Lamina Cribrosa Deformations Premortem and Postmortem. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 12 01; 11(12):1.

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Oliver EA, Finneran MM, Rood KM, Ma'ayeh M, Berghella V, Silver RM. Fetal Autopsy Rates in the United States: Analysis of National Vital Statistics. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 11 01; 140(5):869-873.

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Rodriguez Salas J, Krotulski AJ, Newman R, Thogmartin JR, Mohr ALA, Logan BK. Concentrations of para-Fluorofuranylfentanyl in Paired Central and Peripheral Blood Collected during Postmortem Death Investigations. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Apr 21; 46(4):358-373.

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Datta A, Niehaus JZ, Weiner J, Zaniletti I, Matoba N, Sullivan KM, DiGeronimo R, Coghill CH, Natarajan G, Leuthner SR, Schlegel AB, Shah A, Murthy K, Fry JT. Inter-center variation in autopsy practices among regional neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). J Perinatol. 2021 12; 41(12):2820-2825.

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Dalakas MC. Unconvincing Evidence of SARS-CoV-2-Associated Myositis in Autopsied Muscles. JAMA Neurol. 2022 01 01; 79(1):92.

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Puzyrenko A, Jacobs ER, Sun Y, Felix JC, Sheinin Y, Ge L, Lai S, Dai Q, Gantner BN, Nanchal R, North PE, Simpson PM, Rui H, Benjamin IJ. Pneumocytes are distinguished by highly elevated expression of the ER stress biomarker GRP78, a co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2, in COVID-19 autopsies. Cell Stress Chaperones. 2021 09; 26(5):859-868.

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