Search results for " VIRTOPSY"
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Utilizzo di TAC multistrato nella ricostruzione dei tramiti intracranici da colpi d'arma da fuoco
2012
virtopsy
3D TC role in cranic trauma autopsies. A case report
2011
The case aims to show radiological essays could be useful to forensic investigations even if they can not substitute autopsy
Role of virtopsy in the post-mortem diagnosis of drowning.
2014
Purpose: Due to admitted limits of autopsy-based studies in the diagnosis of drowning, virtopsy is considered the new imaging horizon in these post-mortem studies. The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of virtopsy performed through computed tomography (CT) in the forensic diagnosis of drowning. Materials and methods: We retrospectively examined the CT data of four cadavers recovered from sea water and suspected to have died by drowning. Each patient underwent a full-body post-mortem CT scan, and then a traditional autopsy. Conclusion: To date, there are no autopsy findings pathognomonic of drowning. This study proves that virtopsy is a useful tool in the diagnosis of drowning in tha…