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Post-mortem imaging in traffic fatalities: from autopsy to reconstruction of the scene using freely available software

Authors: Larbi Benali, Sophie Gromb, Christophe Bou

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 5/2013

Abstract

CT scan coupled with autopsy is the gold standard for the forensic investigation of fatal road traffic accidents. The objective of the present paper is to demonstrate that from this, it is possible to reconstruct elements of an accident with minimal human and material resources using basic knowledge of three-dimensional imaging software. This is illustrated by a case implicating a pedestrian and a motor vehicle in which the impact areas were matched using freely available computer-aided design software. Such an approach aims to improve the visualisation of forensic elements, which is crucial for the understanding of all parties involved in the legal implications of such accidents and which could become the standard practice in many institutes.

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Title: Post-mortem imaging in traffic fatalities: from autopsy to reconstruction of the scene using freely available software
Authors: Larbi Benali
Sophie Gromb
Christophe Bou
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-012-0789-0

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