Issue 2/2021
Content (31 Articles)
Correlation of age, sex and season with the state of human decomposition as quantified by postmortem computed tomography
Dominic L. C. Guebelin, Akos Dobay, Lars Ebert, Eva Betschart, Michael J. Thali, Sabine Franckenberg
The optimal post-eclosion interval while estimating the post-mortem interval based on an empty puparium
Jędrzej Wydra, Szymon Matuszewski
Evaluation of the efficiency of Isohelix™ and Rayon swabs for recovery of DNA from metal surfaces
Dan O. M. Bonsu, Denice Higgins, Julianne Henry, Jeremy J. Austin
An alarming rise in the prevalence of deaths with methamphetamine involved in Tehran, Iran 2011-2018
Somayeh Paknahad, Maryam Akhgari, Masoud Ghadipasha
Sexual assault examination and COVID-19: risk reduction strategies in conducting forensic medical examinations of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 positive patient in Melbourne hospital hot zones
Janine Rowse, Nicola Cunningham, Jo Ann Parkin
Human DNA collection from police dogs: technique and application
Alexandra Brower, Brice Akridge, Nancy Siemens-Bradley
Autopsy findings in drivers and passengers from fatal motor vehicle collisions: limited differences in injury patterns and toxicological test results
Jan Mario Breen, Pål Aksel Næss, Christine Gaarder, Arne Stray-Pedersen
Typology of murder-suicides in Berlin according to a longitudinal study based on autopsy files
Milan Zimmermann, Michael Tsokos
An algorithm for automatically generating gas, bone and foreign body visualizations from postmortem computed tomography data
Lars C. Ebert, Dilan Seckiner, Till Sieberth, Michael J. Thali, Sabine Franckenberg
The roles of medical examiners in the COVID-19 era: a comparison between the United States and Italy
Matteo Moretti, Ashim Malhotra, Silvia D. Visonà, Sheree J. Finley, Antonio Marco Maria Osculati, Gulnaz T. Javan
Patricide and overkill: a review of the literature and case report of a murder with Capgras delusion
Silvia Trotta, Gabriele Mandarelli, Davide Ferorelli, Biagio Solarino
Autopsy findings in COVID-19-related deaths: a literature review
Aniello Maiese, Alice Chiara Manetti, Raffaele La Russa, Marco Di Paolo, Emanuela Turillazzi, Paola Frati, Vittorio Fineschi
Unexpected fatal intramyocardial cartilaginous tumor: pathophysiology, mechanism of death and review of the literature
Chahnez Makni, Syrine Azza Manoubi, Olfa Bekir, Meriem Ksentini, Soumaya Rammeh, Moncef Hamdoun
Skeletal muscle and fatty tissue in mixed pulmonary embolism associated with liposuction: An incidental autopsy finding
Víctor E. Zamora-Mostacero, Juan E. Vargas-Ferrer, Alex A. Paredes-Julca, Angélica T. Vásquez-Montoya
Toxicological investigations in a death involving 2-MAPB
Nadine Theofel, Dennis Budach, Elke Vejmelka, Stefan Scholtis, Michael Tsokos
Undiagnosed acromegaly as an underlying cause of sudden death
Anna Elisabet Borgen, Anne Birgitte Dyhre Bugge, Eva Løbner Lund, Jytte Banner
An unusual patterned injury from homicidal craniocerebral impalement with a metal chair leg
Jatin Bodwal, Mohit Chauhan, Chittaranjan Behera, Roger W. Byard
Fatal donkey bite in children: a case report
Amal Mosbahi, Wael Majdoub, Maroua Naouar, Elyes Turki
Heart of glass: fatal hematemesis caused by bronchiole-cardiac fistula
Maggie Bellis, Kristopher S. Cunningham, Michael J. Pickup
An unusual case of hypothermia and paradoxical undressing
Fernando Pisani, Maria Nittis
Seat belt asphyxia as a lethal mechanism in motor vehicle crashes
Roger W. Byard, Siobhan O’Donovan, John D. Gilbert
Classic but unexpected: a case of Jefferson fracture
Jean-Loup Gassend, Mohamed Yassine Braham, Raquel Vilarino, Virginie Magnin
Tattoo visualization using cross-polarized lighting and infrared photography
Mackenzie Cullip, Vi-Chi Tran, Christopher G. Ball
Unusual (self-)injuries in a case of hanging
Inga Duval, Elke Doberentz, Burkhard Madea
Another suicide by sodium nitrite and multiple drugs: an alarming trend for “exit”?
Carlos Durão, Frederico Pedrosa, Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira
Suffocation by massive blood aspiration due to intraoral gun-shot injury –the oldest museum specimen in the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Belgrade
Slobodan Nikolić, Danica Cvetković, Vladimir Živković
Targeted and minimally invasive post-mortem examination with total body computed tomography not recommended in New Zealand
Rexson Tse, Paul Morrow, Martin Sage, Simon Stables
Regarding “The ongoing loss of historical material from institutions“
Slobodan Nikolić, Danica Cvetković, Vladimir Živković