Virtual autopsy with multidetector computed tomography of three cases of charred bodies

Francesca Cittadini; Matteo Polacco; P. D'Alessio; Tommaso Tartaglione; Fabio De Giorgio; Antonio Oliva; B. Zobel; Vincenzo Lorenzo Pascali

doi:10.1258/msl.2010.010116

Virtual autopsy with multidetector computed tomography of three cases of charred bodies

Francesca Cittadini, Matteo Polacco, P. D'Alessio, Tommaso Tartaglione, Fabio De Giorgio, Antonio Oliva, B. Zobel, Vincenzo Lorenzo Pascali

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Herein, we report a comparison of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and autopsy in the evaluation of three cases of charred human bodies. Interestingly, MDCT identified several findings useful for forensic purposes, including traumatic injuries not related to the fire, relevant vital reaction signs and detection of foreign bodies. Our results, in addition to data gathered in previous studies, indicate that MDCT is an excellent tool for imaging in postmortem investigations and that it has great potential for the forensic documentation and examination of charred bodies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-216
Number of pages	6
Journal	Medicine, Science and the Law
Volume	50
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/msl.2010.010116
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Autopsy
Burns
Foreign Bodies
Forensic Pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds and Injuries
adult
article
autopsy
burn
case report
computer assisted tomography
foreign body
forensic pathology
human
injury
male
methodology
middle aged
pathology
radiography, Adult

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