Forensic Pathology of Fractures and Mechanisms of Injury: Postmortem CT Scanning

Forensic medicine practitioners use computed tomography (CT) to determine cause of death, and Postmortem CT Scanning is a guide for the forensic pathologist. It presents an overview of the author's experience with CT in routine casework, provides an appraisal of the literature with respect to fractures, and offers suggestions for the evaluation of CT images by pathologists. It includes images and case studies to clarify the text and case studies, and explores the use of CT in difficult forensic cases such as decomposed and burnt remains, falls, child abuse, and transportation incidents.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 273 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Forensic medicine practitioners have a range of tools at their disposal to determine the cause of death, and computed tomography (CT) is a valuable tool in this regard. Forensic Pathology of Fractures and Mechanisms of Injury: Postmortem CT Scanning is a guide for forensic pathologists who want to use CT imaging to assist in determining the mechanism of injury that may have contributed to death. The book is based on the author's experience with CT in routine casework at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and provides an appraisal of the literature with respect to fractures. It also offers suggestions for the evaluation of CT images by pathologists and provides examples of how to draw reasonable conclusions from the images, the circumstances surrounding the death, and an external examination of the deceased. The book includes hundreds of CT images that clarify the text and case studies to put the material in context. It begins by discussing the classification of injuries and different types of fractures, and then explores the basics of CT. Next, the book gives a head-to-toe catalogue of various injuries and how they are represented on a CT scan. Finally, the book explores the use of CT in difficult forensic cases such as decomposed and burnt remains, falls, child abuse, and transportation incidents. While not intended to make a forensic pathologist an expert at CT image interpretation, the book enables these professionals to become familiar with the technology so they can competently use it in their practice, heightening the accuracy of their cause of death determination.

Weight: 508g
Dimension: 280 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367778194