Supplementary Table 2: Side diagnoses of classical autopsy vs. pmCT (item V.)

Side Diagnoses / A / C / V
1 / Thoracic aortic prosthesis, CS, acute congestion/ GGA
Myocardial hypertrophy, lung emphysema, bone marrow embolisation, splenomegaly, cholecystectomy,
PE, hiatus hernia, bilateral indirect inguinal hernia, emboly of left A. poplitea, varicosis, skeletal degeneration, dental implants / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
2 / PE, fatty liver, petechiae, cellular depletion of lymphatic organs, muscle atrophy
Calcified paravertebral lymph nodes / +
- / -
+ / -
+
3 / Atherosclerosis,
CS, myocardial hypertrophy, peritonitis, intraabd. abscess, hepatomegaly, apT2 rectum-ca, apTa TCC bladder, splenectomy, 2 access. spleens, ileostoma
Calcified intraabd. lymph nodes, left omarthrosis, herniated vertebral disc / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
4 / AV septum + FO defect, myocardial hypertrophy, soor of oral cavity and esophagus, chronic congestion, intraperitoneal fat tissue degeneration, trisomy 21 stigmata / + / - / -
5 / Discrete CS,cerebral atherosclerosis, lung edema and acute and chronic congestion/ GGA, splenomegaly
Lung emphysema, pancreatic sclerosis, uterine leiomyoma, multiple rib fractures
Right pneumothorax, axial hiatus hernia / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
6 / Atherosclerosis, struma, kidney cysts, BPH
Alzheimer's disease, lung foreign body reaction, G2 apT3 colon-Ca, 7 colon LGIN, small liver cyst, old ulnar fracture
GGA, lung emphysema, PE, 2 accessory spleens, bilateral indirect scrotal hernia, cartilaginary exostosis, spine degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
7 / Atherosclerosis, pronounced scoliosis, foot deformities,skeletal degeneration, fatty pancreas atrophy
Small haemorrhage in cerebellum, lung emphysema, dystelectases,LGIN of the rectum, cholecystectomy
Tumour in pleural cavity, muscle atrophy, right patella cerclage / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
8 / Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly
Thyroidectomy, acute congestion, endometrium polyp, osteoporosis
Lung dystelectases / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
9* / Upper abdominal varicosis, hydropic gallbladder, arthrosis of acromioclavicular joint / - / + / +
11 / Hepatomegaly, cholecystolithiasis
Thrombi in periphery of right lung, appendectomy, osteoporosis
Lung dystelectases, ascites, anasarca, old fracture of 2nd & 5th left rib, fracture of 6th right rib, arthrosis of sacroiliac joint, spine degeneration, dental implants / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
12 / Atherosclerosis, kidney cyst, acute and chronic congestion /GGA
Endocardial fibrosis, pericardial adhesions, lung emphysema, struma, small bowel lipoma, gynecomastia, neuropathy, muscle atrophy, osteoporosis
Spine degeneration, coxarthrosis, calcified hilar lymph nodes, dental implants / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
13 / Alzheimer's disease, myocardial fibrosis, fatty pancreas atrophy, kidney cysts, cholecystolithiasis, neuropathy with muscle atrophy
Left ventral pneumothorax, basal lung dystelectases, basal PE, polypoid mucosamaxillary sinus, lipoma, hip prosthesis / +
- / -
+ / -
+
14 / Aortic aneurysm, prosthesis of aorta, aortic + mitral valve replacement, PE, unilateral orchiectomy, scoliosis
Myocardial hypertrophy, marfanoid habitus, acute congestion, lung edema, discrete icterus
Enlarged nuchal lymph nodes, fatty pancreas atrophy, retroperitoneal hematoma, anasarca, spine degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
15 / Atherosclerosis, CS, myocardial hypertrophy, PE, acute congestion/ GGA, ovar-/ hysterectomy, knee endoprosthesis, osteoporosis
Basilary artery aneurysm, right heart dilation, hyperplastic rectum polyp, diverticulosis, appendectomy, neuropathy, muscle atrophy
Hemilaminectomy, skeletal degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
16 / Myocardial hypertrophy, lung dystelectases, ascites, PE
Circumscript SAH without signs of elevated ICP, acute congestion, osteoporosis, lung emphysema, uterus hypotrophy, streak gonads, stigmata of Turner’s syndrome
Left hip prosthesis, scoliosis, coxarthrosis, omarthrosis, hysterectomy / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
17 / No signs of lung ventilation
Hypotrophy of heart, left lung, liver, kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus and spleen / +
+ / +
- / =
-
18 / Pericardial effusion, acute congestion/ GGA, muscle atrophy
PE, lung infarction, colon LGIN, aT1m papillary RCC, struma, cholecystectomy
Pulmonary infiltrate, varicosis / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
19 / Pronounced atherosclerosis, aneurysm of iliacal artery, kidney atrophy, kidney cyst, ileostoma, struma, cholecystolithiasis
Aortic prosthesis of abdominal aorta, atheromatous plaque of abdominal aorta, colectomy, osteoporosis
Lung emphysema, GGA, bilat. inguinal hernia, muscle atrophy, humerus bone cyst, spine degeneration, screw in malleolus lat., wire os metatarsale V / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
20 / Pericardial effusion, acute congestion/ GGA, pneumonia
ARDS, chronic congestion, edema of lower legs, small testicles with sertoli cells only, leydig-cell hyperplasia
Anasarca, muscle atrophy, struma, numerous neck lymph nodes, dental implants / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
21 / Enlarged lymph nodes, initial silicotic nodules/ intrapulmonal calcification, cerebral atherosclerosis
Myocardial hypertrophy, lung emphysema, pleural fibrosis, kidney cysts, kidney fibrosis, cholecystolithiasis, BPH, diverticulosis, appendectomy
Calcification of carotid artery, hydropic gallbladder, fatty pancreas atrophy, skeletal degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
22 / CS,atherosclerosis, PE, steatosis hepatis
Signs of elevated ICP, discrete pancreatic fibrosis
Retroperitoneal air, blood in gallbladder, left inguinal hernia, cartilaginary exostosis, fracture 10th and 11th left rib / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
23 / Atherosclerosis, aortic valve replacement, chronic congestion
PE, partial media necrosis of aorta, struma, kidney cysts, coecum LGIN
Pneumonic infiltrates, hematothorax, kidney atrophy, muscle atrophy, skeletal degeneration, left minor pneumothorax / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
24 / Lung dystelectases, hepatomegaly, splenic cysts
Calcification of right carotid artery, skeletal degeneration / +
- / -
+ / -
+
25 / Cerebral atherosclerosis, cerebral microangiopathy, PE, atherosclerosis, carotid artery stenosis, aypT0 aypN1 aypM1(PUL) oropharynx SCC, acute congestion, neuropathy, muscle atrophy
Pulmonaryinfiltrate / +
- / -
+ / -
+
26 / Pronounced atherosclerosis, tumour of right thorax with infiltration of lung and ribs, kidney atrophy, diverticulitis, cholecystectomy
pT4 prostate carcinoma, aortic aneurysm, acute congestion, bone marrow embolisation, osteoporosis, cerebral atherosclerosis
Skeletal degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
27 ** / Left hematothorax, ascites, ampullary left renal pelvis, discrete coxarthrosis / - / + / +
28 / Atherosclerosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis, cholecystolithiasis, BPH
Cerebral atherosclerosis
Infiltrate of right lung, fatty pancreas atrophy, muscle atrophy, skeletal degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
29 / Atherosclerosis
Small cerebral contusion, CS, myocardial hypertrophy, diverticulosis, cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, bilateral adnectomy
Skeletal degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+
30 / Atherosclerosis
Interstitial renal fibrosis
Sclerosis of basilary artery, dorsal compression dystelectases, skeletal degeneration / +
+
- / +
-
+ / =
-
+

Legend: A = classical autopsy; C = post-mortem CT (pmCT); V = validity of finding; + = sign was recognized by pmCT; - = sign was not recognized by pmCT; * no classical autopsy because of infection hazard; ** classical autopsy restricted to heart; PE = Pleural effusion; CS = coronary sclerosis; GGA = ground glass attenuation, AV = Atrioventricular; FO = Foramen Ovale; BPH = benign prostate hypertrophy, LGIN = low grade intraepithelial neoplasia, SAH = subarachnoidal hemorrhage; ICP = Intracranial Pressure, RCC = renal cell carcinoma, ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome, SCC = squamous cell carcinoma, TCC = transitional cell carcinoma