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Case Reports
. 2018 May:32:61-65.
doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2018.03.004. Epub 2018 Mar 17.

Tangential cranial ballistic impact: An illustration of the limitations of post-mortem CT scan?

Clémence Delteil  1 , Pierre Gach  2 , Noura Ben Nejma  3 , Françoise Capasso  4 , Pierre Perich  5 , Pierre Massiani  4 , Guillaume Gorincour  2 , Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti  5 , Lucille Tuchtan  5
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Tangential cranial ballistic impact: An illustration of the limitations of post-mortem CT scan?

Clémence Delteil et al. Leg Med (Tokyo). 2018 May.

Abstract

Post-mortem imaging has become more frequently used in forensic procedures, notably in a ballistic context. Despite many advances in this field, the interpretation of computed tomography (CT) can be a very complex matter. Our case illustrates the difficulties of interpretation after quasi-tangential cranial ballistic impact and keyhole wounds. These wounds are difficult to visualize on CT and are among the factors complicating the precise determination of ballistics. These sources of error remind us that CT findings must be interpreted in close comparison with autopsy findings.

Keywords: Autopsy; Ballistics; Computed tomography; Forensics; Post-mortem imaging.

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