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. 2017 Dec 16;101(Suppl 2):21.
doi: 10.5334/jbr-btr.1420.

Forensic Radiology: An Update

Maria Antonietta Clemente  1 , Luciana La Tegola  1 , Maria Mattera  1 , Giuseppe Guglielmi  1
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Forensic Radiology: An Update

Maria Antonietta Clemente et al. J Belg Soc Radiol. .

Abstract

Forensic radiology is a specialized area of medical imaging using radiological techniques to assist physicians and pathologists in matters related to the law. The forensic application of diagnostic medical radiology can be applied in many fields; the prime target of evaluation is the osseous skeleton, but soft tissues and abdominal and thoracic viscera may offer key findings. The technological progress in clinical radiology provides a lot of potential tools to forensic radiology, allowing wider fields of applications in this matter.

Keywords: Forensic radiology; MDCT; Virtangio; Virtopsy; Virtual autopsy.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT, axial (a) and coronal (b) sequences of the cervical spine. Fractures of the left posterior arch and of the proximal section of the C5 soma spinous process (input gunshot wound) and fracture of the right transverse C5 soma process (exit gunshot wound).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest CT study with contrast. A foreign metallic body (knife) causes a sternum fracture, well visible in the axial planes re-constructed with a parenchymal window (a) and, especially, with a bone window (b).
Figure 3
Figure 3
TC reconstruction. The Shaded Surface Display (SSD) highlights the blade entry point on the chest surface (a) and the bone penetration (b).
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