Autopsy in Epidemiology and Medical Research

The main topics covered in this book are the contribution of autopsy data to epidemiological research, i.e. in cancer registries of epidemiological surveys, use of data on mortality from specific causes corrected on the basis of the autopsy report. Inclusion (or exclusion) of cases correctly (or incorrectly) diagnosed as having suffered from a given disease in aetiological studies. Also the contribution of autopsy in assessing accuracy of clinical diagnosis: Autopsy rate and findings, diagnostic procedures and time trends in diagnostic accuracy, particularly in relation to cancer. Evaluation of the accuracy of new imaging diagnostic procedures. The importance of autopsy in monitoring the accuracy of death certificates for routine mortality statistics.

The main topics covered in this book are the contribution of autopsy data to epidemiological research, i.e. in cancer registries of epidemiological surveys, use of data on mortality from specific causes corrected on the basis of the autopsy report. This resulting in the inclusion (or exclusion) of cases correctly (or incorrectly) diagnosed as having suffered from a given disease in aetiological studies. Also the contribution of autopsy in assessing accuracy of clinical diagnosis; Evaluation of the accuracy of new imaging diagnostic procedures; The importance of autopsy in monitoring the accuracy of death certificates for routine mortality statistics, is included.