Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article provides a literature review of research results on the use of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in forensic medical examination (FME) of adults. The purpose of this review is to familiarize forensic pathologists and radiologists with the most common situations in postmortem imaging, as well as its strengths and weaknesses. Methods of post-mortem imaging in FME are at the stage of active study and formation of the evidence base. The traditional autopsy remains the gold standard for post-mortem diagnosis. But research continues on the role of tomographic research methods in forensic practice. For practical purposes, CT examination of adult corpses is more suitable. In some cases it should be combined with autopsy and MRI. Post-mortem radiation diagnostics can be of great help in visualizing mechanical damage, as well as in establishing the cause in a number of cases of sudden death, as well as in some other situations common in emergency medicine practice: mechanical asphyxia, drowning, action of high and low temperature, examination of putrefactive changes and unidentified corpses, detection of foreign bodies.
Source: MEDICINE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405382671