ABSTRACT

Practitioners of forensic medicine have various tools at their disposal to determine cause of death, and today‘s computed tomography (CT) can provide valuable clues if images are interpreted properly. This volume is a guide for the forensic pathologist who wants to use CT imaging to assist in determining the mechanism of injury that might have contributed to death. Enhanced with hundreds of CT images that clarify the text and case studies to put the material in context, the book gives a head-to-toe catalogue of various injuries and how they are represented on a CT scan.

chapter 2|8 pages

Classification of Injuries

chapter 3|10 pages

Fractures

chapter 4|20 pages

Computed Tomography

chapter 5|34 pages

Head: Skull, Face, and Hyoid Bone 75

chapter 6|20 pages

Spine

chapter 7|16 pages

Chest 129

chapter 8|14 pages

Upper Limbs

chapter 9|14 pages

Pelvis 159

chapter 10|18 pages

Lower Limbs

chapter 11|38 pages

The Use of CT in Difficult Forensic Cases