Keyword: "forensic medicine"

Biomechanical Examination of Blunt Trauma due to Baseball Bat Blows to the Head
Nadine Gläser, Beat P. Kneubuehl, Stefan Zuber, Stefan Axmann, Thomas Ketterer, Michael J. Thali, Stephan A. Bolliger
We report a case of a homicidal baseball bat blow to the head of a woman resulting in multiple skull fractures and an experimental setting to establish the striking energy. The victim and the baseball bat were digitized by multislice computed tomography (MSCT). Based on this data, 3D models were…
More Info

Profiling of RNA Degradation for Estimation of Post Morterm Interval
Fernanda Sampaio-Silva, Teresa Magalhães, Félix Carvalho, Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira, Ricardo Silvestre
An estimation of the post mortem interval (PMI) is frequently touted as the Holy Grail of forensic pathology. During the first hours after death, PMI estimation is dependent on the rate of physical observable modifications including algor, rigor and livor mortis. However, these assessment methods are still largely unreliable and…
More Info