Fig. 2. Three lesion patterns on postmortem CT images of brain.

A. Pattern 1. CT scan of 53-year-old deceased woman obtained 1 hour and 35 minutes after death shows unremarkable postmortem changes (case 2). B. Pattern 2. CT scan of 39-year-old deceased woman obtained 9 hours and 9 minutes after death shows diffuse brain swelling (case 3). C. Pattern 3. CT scan of 78-year-old deceased man obtained 14 hours and 41 minutes after death shows both diffuse brain swelling and loss of distinction between gray and white matter (case 4). CT = computed tomography