ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2014
Analysis of laryngeal fractures in decomposed bodies using microfocus computed tomography (mfCT).
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- Diagnostic accuracy of post-mortem computed tomography for fractures of the hyoid-larynx complex.International journal of legal medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Relevant findings on postmortem CT and postmortem MRI in hanging, ligature strangulation and manual strangulation and their additional value compared to autopsy - a systematic review.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2019Pooled it
- Comparison of autopsy and stereomicroscope findings in the examination of hyoid bone fractures.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Article
- Death by hanging: possibilities and limits of medico-legal evidence.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Review
- Enhancing Forensic Diagnostics: Structured Reporting of Post-Mortem CT versus Autopsy for Laryngohyoid Complex Fractures in Strangulation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Incidence and factor analysis of laryngohyoid fractures in hanging individuals-computed tomography study.European radiology · 2021Article
- Using micro-computed tomography to examine the larynx in cases of suspected strangulation-a comparison of case findings and control images.International journal of legal medicine · 2020Article
- Anthropological analysis of trauma in throat bone and cartilage: A review.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2020Review
- Evolution of post-mortem coronary imaging: from selective coronary arteriography to post-mortem CT-angiography and beyond.La Radiologia medica · 2018Review
- The gas bubble sign-a reliable indicator of laryngeal fractures in hanging on post-mortem CT.The British journal of radiology · 2018Article
- Back to the Future - Part 2. Post-mortem assessment and evolutionary role of the bio-medicolegal sciences.International journal of legal medicine · 2017Review
- Bony injuries in homicide cases (1994-2014). A retrospective study.International journal of legal medicine · 2016Article
- Characteristics and time-dependence of cut marks and blunt force fractures on costal cartilages: an experimental study.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2016Article
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Abstract
Postmortem computed tomography (CT) is now routinely performed in forensic autopsies. Microfocus computed tomography (mfCT) has attracted recent attention because it can provide more detailed information than routine postmortem CT can. This feasibility study evaluated the usefulness of mfCT for examination of the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage in cases of suspected strangulation, where advanced decomposition precludes detection of petechial hemorrhages and hemorrhages adjacent to fractures. The results show that mfCT was useful for identification of thin fracture lines in the fragile laryngeal structures. We suggest that mfCT should be considered for forensic autopsies in cases of suspected strangulation with advanced decomposition.
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