Full Description
This superbly illustrated book examines all aspects of the use of modern post-mortem imaging in forensic investigations, which has flourished since the introduction of multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Readers will find guidance on the applications of all relevant imaging modalities and contrast media. Analogies and differences between forensic and clinical imaging are highlighted, and it is explained what lessons forensic imaging holds for clinical radiology, and vice versa. The remainder of the book comprehensively documents the typical "normal" post-mortem findings and the imaging presentations in various forms of trauma and nontraumatic forensic cases, including those in which medical liability may be an issue. The authors are radiologists and forensic radiologists from across the world who have extensive experience in post-mortem imaging. The book is primarily intended for forensic pathologists, radiologists, and radiographers seeking practical information on forensic imaging, but it will also be of interest to others, such as lawyers, who encounter this specialty during their professional activities.
Contents
Forensic Imaging - A New Subspeciality of Radiology.- Imaging Methods.- What can the Clinical Radiologist Learn from Forensic Imaging? - Analogies and Differences Between Forensic and Clinical Imaging.- PART I - Typical "Normal" Postmortem Findings.- Postmortem Changes.- Normal Postmortem Imaging Findings in Fetuses and Children.- Miscellaneous: Artefacts (Mummification, Conservation, Adipocere, Taphonomy and Artefacts).- PART II - Examples for Typical Traumatic Forensic Cases.- Examples for Typical Traumatic Forensic Cases: Blunt, Gunshot, Sharp Wounds.- Asphyxia.- Child Abuse, A Post-Mortem Forensic Perspective.- Post-Mortem Computed Tomography of Charred Victims in Modern Forensic Medicine.- PART III - Examples for Typical Non Traumatic Forensic Cases.- Natural Death.- Death at Hospital and Medical Liability: Investigation of Medical Interventions with Fatal Outcome by Post-Mortem Computed Tomography.
