Remarkable Postmortem CT Findings in Forensic Autopsy / 대한법의학회지
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
;
: 103-112, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-162303
ABSTRACT
Despite being a very new field, forensic imaging is rapidly being used in forensic medical practices around the world. Computed tomography images are being produced and used for many reasons. Forensic imaging is being used for preliminary examination of serious findings before a routine autopsy, as it might help to give positive proof in some cases. Some major preliminary findings, such as brain hemorrhage, cardiac tamponade, or aortic dissection, can then be substantiated with the results of the physical autopsy. Forensic imaging techniques may also provide additive evidence about the cause of death such as pneumothorax, ileus, gas embolism, and aspiration that are difficult to detect with the traditional surgical autopsy techniques. Forensic imaging is also proving useful outside the autopsy room; forensic anthropologists and odontologists are using images to help them determine the age, sex, and even lifestyle of human specimens. Finally, forensic images have also begun to function as a form of record keeping in complex cases.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumothorax
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Autopsy
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Cardiac Tamponade
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Cause of Death
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Intracranial Hemorrhages
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Ileus
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Embolism, Air
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Life Style
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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