Progress on Diatom Test in Drowning Cases / 法医学杂志

In drowning cases, it is difficult to judge whether the deceased died from drowning or throw-ing into the water after killed or identificate the cause of death of the decom posed corps in forensic practices. The diatom test is still considered as the im portant assistant evidence in drowning cases. This paper reviews research progress on technologies in recent years of forensic diatom test, and the applica-tion value of the newdeveloping approach in the field of forensic m edicine.