Virtual Autopsy: Two- and Three-dimensional Multidetector CT Findings in Drowning with Autopsy Comparison¹

Abstract

The multidetector CT finding of frothy airway fluid or high-attenuation airway sediment is highly suggestive of drowning; multidetector CT findings of pan sinus fluid, mastoid cell fluid, subglottic tracheal and bronchial fluid, and ground-glass opacity within the lung at multidetector CT are supportive of drowning in the appropriate scenario.