Injury Detection in Traumatic Death: Postmortem Computed Tomography vs. Open Autopsy
ConclusionA combination of PMCT and autopsy can detect more injuries than either modality in isolation. PMCT detected a considerable number of injuries missed by autopsy and vice versa. (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - December 7, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Aims and scope/Editorial board
Publication date: December 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging, Volume 19Author(s): (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - November 27, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Explanation for the contradiction between the results of Diallo et al. (doi:10.1016/j.jofri.2018.10.001) and Winklhofer et al. (doi:10.1097/RLI.0000000000000032) in differentiating ferromagnetic from nonferromagnetic bullets by means of the dual-energy index
Publication date: December 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging, Volume 19Author(s): Dominic Gascho, Niklaus Zoelch, Sarah Schaerli (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - November 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Post-mortem Analysis of Injuries by Incomplete Hanging in Dog (Canis familiaris) Through Radiographs and Forensic Necropsy - Case Report
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and ImagingAuthor(s): Nayara Maria Gil Mazzante, Bárbara Wagner Duarte Ferraz de Camargo, Paula de Sanctis, Jéssica Leite Fogaça, Michel de Campos Vettorato, Tália Missen Tremori, Selene Daniela Babboni, Vânia Maria de Vasconcelos Machado, Noeme Sousa RochaAbstractA hanging happens when there is a constriction of the neck caused by a rope pulled by the weight of the victim's body, and it is possible for the victim to die even when it remains on the ground, in what is called an incomplete hanging. In this case report, nine dogs wer...
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - November 16, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Explanation for the contradiction between the results of Diallo et al. (doi:10.1016/j.jofri.2018.10.001) and Winklhofer et al. (doi: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000032) in differentiating ferromagnetic from nonferromagnetic bullets by means of the dual-energy index
Publication date: Available online 12 November 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and ImagingAuthor(s): Dominic Gascho, Niklaus Zoelch, Sarah Schaerli (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - November 13, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Injury detection in traumatic death: PMCT vs. open autopsy
Conclusion: A combination of PMCT and autopsy can detect more injuries than either modality in isolation. PMCT detected a considerable number of injuries missed by autopsy and vice versa. (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - November 4, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Accuracy of computed radiography in osteometry: A comparison of digital imaging techniques and the effect of magnification
ConclusionMagnification in computed radiography affects osteometric data and resulting stature estimations. Applying correction factors may be a viable option for improving accuracy. For digital radiography to be used reliably in forensic anthropology, further empirical research is needed to validate a magnification correction method. (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 26, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Juvenile versus Adult: A New Approach for Age Estimation from 3-Dimensional Analyses of the Mandibular Third Molar Apices.
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and ImagingAuthor(s): Muhammad Khan Asif, Norliza Ibrahim, Samah M. Al-Amery, Jacob John, Phrabhakaran NambiarAbstractRapidly evolving three-dimensional imaging techniques can be effectively employed in forensic sciences to overcome the limitations of two-dimensional imaging modalities. The aim of the present study was to find a threshold value of 18 years age among Malays to differentiate juvenile verses adults based on three-dimensional image analysis of developing mandibular third molars apices. The study also investigated the correl...
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 22, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Stature estimation in Iranian population from x-ray measurements of femur and tibia bones
ConclusionData confirmed that lengths of the tibia and femur of the men yield the best results in terms of the accuracy of the stature estimation in Iranian population. (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

The importance of paralleling technique in the diagnostic of dental-skeletal dysmorphia in ancient populations. Cranio-facial architecture and occlusion.
Publication date: Available online 18 October 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and ImagingAuthor(s): Djillali Hadjouis, Philippe Katz (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Use of Post-mortem Computed Tomography in Disaster Victim Identification. Updated positional statement of the members of the Disaster Victim Identification working group of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging; July 2019
Publication date: Available online 19 October 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and ImagingAuthor(s): Paul Hofman, Abdullah Alminyah, Mario Apostol, Lene WT Boel, Alison Brough, Heinrich Bouwer, Chris O'Donnell, Hideko Fujimoto, Morio Iino, Jeroen Kroll, Chin T Lee, David S Levey, Yohsuke Makino, Lars Oesterhelweg, Beng Ong, David Ranson, Claire Robinson, Guy Rutty, Mansharan Kaur Chainchel Singh, Chiara Villa (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Bird hunting is to go where the birds are: alleged single lethal firearm shot to a pigeon in a suburban region
Conclusions: Conclusive results such as in an assumedly shot animal greatly benefit from a step wise approach. The PMCT results enhance the autopsy findings. (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 4, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Feasibility of an enteroclysis pump for post-mortem computed tomography angiography (PMCTA)
ConclusionThis study successfully evaluated an inexpensive and easy to use method to perform PMCTA for post-mortem investigations. (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 1, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Fatal obstructive asphyxia: trans-pulmonary density gradient characteristic as relevant identifier in postmortem CT
Conclusions: Within a more narrowly defined collective of obstructive asphyxia, pulmonary PMCT data appears to contain sufficient information to reach a relatively high level of discrimination. This questions the value of an exclusively death scene focused decision making for further investigations and may justify a wider use of PMCT. Conversely, obstructive asphyxia remains difficult to diagnose conclusively based on PMCT alone. (Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging)
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 1, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

The trepanned skull from Comiso (Ragusa): trauma, surgery, and care in Modern Age Sicily
Publication date: Available online 30 September 2019Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and ImagingAuthor(s): Dario Piombino-Mascali, Raimondas Juškys, Marcello Longo, Robert LoynesSummaryTrepanation, or the removal of a bony piece from the cranial vault, has been widely investigated by both paleopathologists and medical historians. The aim of this report is to employ a paleoradiological approach to complement a macroscopic inspection of the lesions present in a historic case of trepanation from Sicily, to obtain a better understanding of the consequences of the trauma the subject sustained during life, as well as creat...
Source: Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging - October 1, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research