Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Thali, MJ; Yen, K; Schweitzer, W; Vock, P; Ozdoba, C; Dirnhofer, R.
Into the decomposed body-forensic digital autopsy using multislice-computed tomography.
FORENSIC SCI INT 2003 134: 109-114.
Doi: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00137-3
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- Abstract:
- It is impossible to obtain a representative anatomical documentation of an entire body using classical X-ray methods, they subsume three-dimensional bodies into a two-dimensional level. We used the novel multislice-computed tomography (MSCT) technique in order to evaluate a case of homicide with putrefaction of the corpse before performing a classical forensic autopsy. This non-invasive method showed gaseous distension of the decomposing organs and tissues in detail as well as a complex fracture of the calvarium. MSCT also proved useful in screening for foreign matter in decomposing bodies, and full-body scanning took only a few minutes. In conclusion, we believe postmortem MSCT imaging is an excellent vizualisation tool with great potential for forensic documentation and evaluation of decomposed bodies.
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- Autopsy - methods
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- Humans - methods
- Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
- Postmortem Changes - methods
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't - methods
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- forensic radiology
- computed tomography
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