BMJ 1999;319:56 ( 3 July )

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Magnetic resonance necropsy is offered routinely in University College London Hospitals

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EDITOR---Bisset suggests that magnetic resonance imaging might be an alternative to necropsy.1 The first public presentation of work specifically assessing the use of magnetic resonance imaging as an alternative to necropsy was given by two of us (JASB, WRL) in 1995 (abstract presented at Radiological Society of North America's scientific programme, Chicago, 1995). The first peer reviewed publication of this work appeared in 1996.2 Further developmental work continues at University College London Hospital, London,3 and has been reported at several meetings.

Magnetic resonance necropsy is now offered as an established service in the imaging department of this hospital. At a time when rates of necropsy not requested by a coroner have fallen to less than 10% for adults and about 50% for infants who die in the perinatal period (the most prognostically important age group for necropsy) magnetic resonance imaging offers an acceptable alternative.4 Imaging diagnosis has become the . . . [Full text of this article]
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