Current Methods of Autopsy Practice

The autopsy has fallen on hard times. The incidence in most institutions throughout the United States has decreased. Many causes are held responsible for this decline, and many solutions have been suggested to remedy the problem. These include greater use of the autopsy for research and for evaluation of patient care, thereby satisfying the consumer physicians of the inherent value of the autopsy. Another step is to modernize the autopsy and to bring it into line with the advances of medicine that are presently taking place. The book entitledCurrent Methods of Autopsy Practiceby J. Ludwig does just this and is therefore timely. Its greatest strength lies in its being up-to-date. It elevates the autopsy into the modern medical arena. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with updated contributions on conventional autopsy techniques, but in addition there are chapters dealing with skills of modern roentgenology,