Technical note: post mortem CT angiography of iliacofemoral arteries after cardiovascular surgery

- We detail a variation of routine post mortem computed tomography angiography.
- The typical femoral vascular access route could not be used.
- A subclavian access to the aorta was employed.
- The inguinal region containing vessel leaks was examined using a subclavian access.

This technical note details a variation of post mortem computed tomography angiography that usually uses femoral access. In this instance, the focus of the forensic investigation centered around a heavily calcified and surgically altered femoral region. So instead, a subclavian access to the aorta was employed. In order to preserve anatomical areas of interest, alternate access may increase evidential value of resulting imagery and autopsy results.