"Autopsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Postmortem examination of the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D001344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.060 E05.070 I01.198.780.937.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Autopsy- Autopsy
- Post-Mortem Examination
- Examination, Post-Mortem
- Examinations, Post-Mortem
- Post Mortem Examination
- Post-Mortem Examinations
- Postmortem Examination
- Examination, Postmortem
- Examinations, Postmortem
- Postmortem Examinations
- Autopsies
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Autopsy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Autopsy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Autopsy" by people in Profiles.
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The mortality burden from COVID in low-income settings: evidence from verbal autopsies in India. BMC Public Health. 2026 Jan 22; 26(1).
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Neuropathologic Autopsy Findings in Pediatric Sepsis: A Two-Center, Retrospective Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Mar 01; 27(3):253-263.
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Pregnancy Loss Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Associations with Detection of Viral RNA in Placental and Fetal Tissue. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2025 Nov-Dec; 28(6):460-468.
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Postmortem computed tomography assessment of intracardiac and intravascular blood clots and gravitational sedimentation: clinical and laboratory associations in 114 in-hospital deaths. Jpn J Radiol. 2025 Sep; 43(9):1465-1478.
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Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part I. Atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2025 May-Jun; 76:107726.
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Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part II. Ischemic heart disease. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2025 May-Jun; 76:107727.
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Histologic correlates of "Choroidal abnormalities" in Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Acta Neuropathol. 2024 04 12; 147(1):71.
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The Detrimental Impact of End-Stage Kidney Disease Is Not Reflected in Autopsy Reports. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 01 01; 148(1):74-77.
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Postmortem genetic testing in sudden unexplained death: A public health laboratory experience. J Forensic Sci. 2023 Nov; 68(6):2065-2075.
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The Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Autopsies Surrounding the Time of Pandemic Onset: A Retrospective Review of Cases. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2023 08 01; 147(8):867-871.