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01-09-2017 | Case Report

Unexpected brain finding in pre-autopsy postmortem CT

Authors: Vasiliki Chatzaraki, Stephan A. Bolliger, Michael J. Thali, Sebastian Eggert, Thomas D. Ruder

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 3/2017

Abstract

A case is presented in which pre-autopsy postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) revealed an unexpected brain abscess with a related frontal sinusitis and an erosion of the posterior wall of the frontal sinus. PMCT findings enabled the forensic pathologists to adapt protective measures during autopsy and protect their health from infection. Pre-autopsy PMCT has been also useful in the early differential diagnosis procedure. The complementary use of postmortem imaging and autopsy can improve the quality of forensic death investigations.

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Title: Unexpected brain finding in pre-autopsy postmortem CT
Authors: Vasiliki Chatzaraki
Stephan A. Bolliger
Michael J. Thali
Sebastian Eggert
Thomas D. Ruder
Publication date: 01-09-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9880-7

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