Postmortem angiography in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a case of fatal hemorrhage due to an arterio-venous malformation in the brain

Highlights • Extensive use of forensic imaging in a postmortem case. • Postmortem imaging was able to answer the question of both cause and manner of death. • Virtual autopsy (virtopsy) can aid in forensic investigation. • Virtopsy allows for cost-effective and rapid forensic examination.

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Published in:Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2015-05, Vol.17 (3), p.180-183
Main Authors: Franckenberg, Sabine, Schulze, Claudia, Bolliger, Stephan A, Gascho, Dominic, Thali, Michael J, Flach, Patricia M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiography
Arterio-venous malformation
Autopsy
AVM
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral hemorrhage
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
PMCT
PMCTA
PMMR
PMMRA
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Virtopsy
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Summary:Highlights • Extensive use of forensic imaging in a postmortem case. • Postmortem imaging was able to answer the question of both cause and manner of death. • Virtual autopsy (virtopsy) can aid in forensic investigation. • Virtopsy allows for cost-effective and rapid forensic examination.
ISSN:1344-6223
1873-4162
DOI:10.1016/j.legalmed.2014.11.006