ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2016
Post-mortem CT and MR brain imaging of putrefied corpses.
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- The added value of post-mortem MRI in forensic imaging: an observational study in the Netherlands.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- Detection of intracerebral hemorrhage in putrefied pig brains using computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and a urine test strip.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Article
- Exploring radiomic features of lateral cerebral ventricles in postmortem CT for postmortem interval estimation.International journal of legal medicine · 2025Article
- The Current Status of Virtual Autopsy Using Combined Imaging Modalities: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Traumatic axonal injury: neuropathological features, postmortem diagnostic methods, and strategies.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2022Review
- The possibility of identifying brain hemorrhage in putrefied bodies with PMCT.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2020Article
- Oleic Acid (OA), A Potential Dual Contrast Agent for Postmortem MR Angiography (PMMRA): A Pilot Study.Current medical science · 2020Article
- Synergy of CT and MRI in detecting trajectories of lodged bullets in decedents and potential hazards concerning the heating and movement of bullets during MRI.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2020Article
- Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) radiological findings and assessment in advanced decomposed bodies.La Radiologia medica · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionPutrefaction of the brain is a challenge to a forensic pathologist because it may lead to considerable organ alterations and restrict documenting reliable autopsy findings.
objectivesThis study aims to present a new and systematic evaluation of possible benefits of post-mortem MR Neuroimaging (1.5 Tesla, sequences: T1w, T2w) in putrefied corpses in comparison to PMCT and autopsy.
methodsA post-mortem MRI brain examination was conducted on 35 adult, putrefied corpses after performing a whole body CT scan prior to a forensic autopsy. Imaging data and autopsy findings were compared with regard to brain symmetry, gray and white matter junction, ventricular system, basal ganglia, cerebellum, brain stem, and possible pathological findings.
resultsAt autopsy, a reliable assessment of the anatomical brain structures was often restricted. MR imaging offered an assessment of the anatomical brain structures, even at advanced stages of putrefaction. In two cases, MR imaging revealed pathological findings that were detectable neither by CT scans nor at autopsy.
conclusionsPost-mortem MR imaging of putrefied brains offers the possibility to assess brain morphology, even if the brain is liquefied. Post-mortem MR imaging of the brain should be considered if the assessment of a putrefied brain is crucial to the evaluation of a forensic autopsy case.
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