In light of declining autopsy rates around the world, post-mortem MR imaging is a promising alternative to conventional autopsy in the investigation of infant death. A major drawback of this non-invasive autopsy approach is the fact that histopathological and microbiological examination of the tissue is not possible. | Minimally invasive, imaging guided virtual autopsy compared to conventional autopsy in foetal, newborn and infant cases: Study protocol for the paediatric virtual autopsy trial