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.