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Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 4/2019

01-12-2019 | Conventional X-Ray | Letter to the Editor

Conventional X-ray as an additional tool in the analysis of fatal neck trauma

Authors: Henri M. de Bakker, Bernadette S. de Bakker

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 4/2019

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We read with great interest the review article by Dominic Gascho et al. [1] about relevant findings on post-mortem total body CT (TBCT)/MRI in cases of strangulation. The authors describe fracture patterns and hemorrhages in strangulation cases, but they admit that large-scale studies for relevant findings on CT and MRI related to strangulation are lacking. We want to draw attention to a third radiological modality for the analysis of fatal neck trauma; conventional X-ray of the excised hyoid-larynx complex [2]. We have applied this method since 2002 and our experience concerns over 400 cases. …
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Gascho D, Heimer J, Tappero C, Schaerli S. Relevant findings on postmortem CT and postmortem MRI in hanging, ligature strangulation and manual strangulation and their additional value compared to autopsy-a systematic review. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2019;15:84–92.CrossRef
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De Bakker HM, Soerdjbalie-Maikoe V, Kubat B, Maes A, De Bakker BS. Forensic imaging in legal medicine in the Netherlands: retrospective analysis of over 1700 cases in 15 years’ experience. JOFRI 2016;6:1–7.
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De Bakker BS, De Bakker HM, Soerdjbalie-Maikoe V, Dikkers FG. The development of the human hyoid-larynx complex revisited. Laryngoscope. 2018;128:1829–34.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Conventional X-ray as an additional tool in the analysis of fatal neck trauma
Authors
Henri M. de Bakker
Bernadette S. de Bakker
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-019-00132-3

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