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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Postmortem Imaging in Drowning

Federica VernuccioMassimo MidiriDonatella PiscionieriFederico MidiriAntonina ArgoGiuseppe Lo ReStefania Zerbo

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyCadaverbusiness.industryPostmortem ctmedicineAutopsyRadiologybusinesshealth care economics and organizations

description

The diagnosis of drowning is one of the most difficult in the field of forensic medicine since the autopsy findings are often not specific and the laboratory examinations are controversially appreciated by the scientific community. In a cadaver recovered from water, it is of utmost importance to differentiate antemortem and postmortem drowning. This chapter fully investigates biological/thanato-chemical, pathological and imaging findings which may guide the definitive diagnosis.

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2019-07-05
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96737-0_23