Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology

Micromorphological features and interleukin 6, 8, and 18 expressions in post-mortem lung tissue in cases with acute respiratory distress syndrome

• Original Article

Jelena Kuzmanović, Slobodan Savić, Milenko Bogdanović, Tamara Martinović, Vladimir Bumbaširević, Tamara Kravić Stevović

Evaluation of radiographic visibility of root pulp in mandibular second molars using cone beam computed tomography images for age estimation

• Original Article

S. Serin Canpolat, S. Bayrak

Diagnostic value of T1- and T2-weighted 3-Tesla MRI for postmortem detection and age stage classification of myocardial infarction

• Open Access
• Original Article

Dominic Gascho, Alexandre von Allmen, Anna Landsmann, Tobias Hünermund, Carlo Tappero, Michael J. Thali, Eva Deininger-Czermak

Detecting missing teeth on PMCT using statistical shape modeling

• Open Access
• Original Article

Dana Rahbani, Barbara Fliss, Lars Christian Ebert, Monika Bjelopavlovic

Penetration performance of protective materials from crossbow attack: a preliminary study

• Open Access
• Original Article

James Read, Rachael Hazael, Richard Critchley

Validity of postmortem computed tomography for use in forensic odontology identification casework

• Open Access
• Original Article

Sharon Maley, Denice Higgins

Skin injuries in forensic histopathology: a descriptive study

• Original Article

Aude Esposito-Fava, Elodie Marchand, Guillaume Gauchotte

Dental age estimation: development and testing of a reference data set for Qatari children, adolescents, and young adults aged between 5 and 25 years

• Open Access
• Original Article

Noof Al-Obaidli, Najat Al-Hashimi, Victoria S. Lucas, Graham Roberts

Comparative manual and digital analysis of gonial angle in lateral cephalograms for gender determination

• Original Article

Akhil Girdhar, R. Keerthika, Anjali Narwal, Mala Kamboj, Anju Devi, Rekha Sharma

Age estimation from alveolar bone loss, re-evaluation of Ruquet’s method

• Original Article

Auréliane Daluz, Bérengère Saliba-Serre, Bruno Foti, Romain Lan

Seasonal diversity and dynamics of entomofauna associated with the decomposition of pig (Sus scrofa domesticus L.) carcasses in a Peri-urban area of Central Burkina Faso, West Africa

• Original Article

Honoré D. Kientega, Edith M. Ilboudo, Antoine Waongo, Zakaria Ilboudo, Moctar T. A. Zeba, Antoine Sanon

The analysis of ramipril/ramiprilat concentration in human serum with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry – interpretation of high concentrations for the purposes of forensic toxicology

• Open Access
• Original Article

Marek Dziadosz, Wolfgang Rosenberger, Michael Klintschar, Jörg Teske

Greulich and Pyle atlas: a non-reliable skeletal maturity assessment method in the North Indian population

• Original Article

Praveen Kumar Tiwari, Amit Kumar Nayak, Ashish Verma, Surendra Kumar Pandey, Anand Mishra, Deepa Devadas, Ashish Yadav, Mayank Gupta

Starch treatment improves the salivary proteome for subject identification purposes

• Open Access
• Original Article

Hannah Smith, Cecilia Giulivi

Comparative analysis of the pattern of intimate partner violence against women admitted to a tertiary hospital in Sri Lanka during and after the periods of COVID-19 lockdown

• Original Article

Indira Kitulwatte, Sangani Gangahawatte, Muthulingam Thanushan, Yalini Thivaharan, Anuruddhi Edirisinghe, Chanuka Dissanayke, Ruchini Jayathilaka, Pabasara Wijayarathne

Predictive accuracy of histopathological profile and immunohistochemical markers for the aging of abrasion: an autopsy-based study

• Original Article

Arpan Kumar Pan, Vinod Ashok Chaudhari, Siddhartha Das, Debasis Gochhait, Yogesh Ashok Sontakke, K. T. Harichandrakumar

Immunohistochemical expression of HMGB1 and related proteins in the skin as a possible tool for determining post-mortem interval: a preclinical study

• Open Access
• Original Article

Fabio De-Giorgio, Eva Bergamin, Alfonso Baldi, Roberto Gatta, Vincenzo L. Pascali

The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on sexual assault in Western Denmark

• Original Article

Cecilie Marie Brøcker, Ole Ingemann Hansen, Marianne Cathrine Rohde

Air bubble artifact: why postmortem brain MRI should always be combined with postmortem CT

• Case Report

Alexia Van Goethem, Günther De Temmerman, Astrid Van Hoyweghen, Wim Volders, Peter Bracke, Werner Jacobs

Death from exsanguination due to power drill injuries in a complex suicide: a case report

• Open Access
• Case Report

Živa Ledinek, Peter Kadiš, Tina Čakš Golec

Unusual concentration of tramadol detected in cadaver in the last stage of decomposition and in fly larvae in the immediate vicinity: case report and literature review

• Case Report

Ľuboš Nižnanský, Ľubomír Mikuláš, Alexandra Hengerics Szabó, Žofia Nižnanská, Jozef Valuch

A case of hemoperitoneum after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

• Case Report

Akiko Ishigami, Shogo Inaka, Yuko Ishida, Mizuho Nosaka, Yumi Kuninaka, Hiroki Yamamoto, Emi Shimada, Akihiko Kimura, Fukumi Furukawa, Toshikazu Kondo

Sudden unexpected death from subvalvular hemorrhagic cyst complicated with coronary heart disease in an adult

• Case Report

Yanjie Ding, Wei Wang, Qiufeng Tan, Shilin Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Bo Jin, Ying Xie

Fatal cardiac air embolism after CT-guided percutaneous needle lung biopsy: medical complication or medical malpractice?

• Open Access
• Case Report

Nicola Pigaiani, Giulio Barbiero, Elisabetta Balestro, Francesco Ausania, Brandi McCleskey, Erica Begni, Federica Bortolotti, Matteo Brunelli, Domenico De Leo

Death on New Year’s Eve caused by illegal fireworks—a firework shell

• Open Access
• Case Report

Julia Ulbricht, Elke Doberentz, Burkhard Madea

A harmful MYH11 variant detected in a family with thoracic aortic dissection and patent ductus arteriosus

• Case Report

Meichen Pan, Xiaoshan Tan, Tianying Sun, Weiwei Zhu, Huine Liu, Qian Liu, Hongmei Dong

Diagnostic challenges and forensic implications in a case of infantile fatal myocarditis

• Open Access
• Case Report

Federica Grimaldi, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Guido Pelletti, Liliana Gabrielli, Susi Pelotti

Fatal anterior mediastinal mass in a pregnant lady

• Case Report

Zhao Peng Koo, Mansharan Kaur Chainchel Singh, Mohamad Helmee Bin Mohamad Noor, Norhayati Binti Omar, Sheue Feng Siew

Shaken adult syndrome due to ocean wave: an autopsy case

• Case Report

Kenji Ninomiya, Eizo Nakaza, Tsuneo Yamashiro, Takayuki Abe, Natsuki Ikematsu, Hanae Nagama, Kazumichi Kakazu, Maki Fukasawa

Dental age estimation using the Kvaal method—an evaluation of length and width ratios: a systematic review

• Open Access
• Review

S. Kazmi, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Gowri Vijay Reesu, Simon Shepherd

The need to monitor emerging issues in etomidate usage: the misuse or abuse potential

• Review

Jiyeong Uhm, Songhee Hong, Eunyoung Han

The “facie sympathique” sign in hanging: historical background, forensic review, and perspectives

• Open Access
• Review

Daniela Marchetti, Luca Santoro, Giulia Mercuri

Accuracy of sex estimation by morphometric evaluation of foramen magnum using computed tomography – a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Review

Anabelle Louise Veiga Coutinho Fernandes, Arvind Shetti, Vasanti Lagali-Jirge, Vaishali Keluskar

Cheiloscopy in sex estimation: a systematic review

• Open Access
• Review

Tânia Chaves, Álvaro Azevedo, Inês Morais Caldas

Authors reply to “Commentary on - fatal cardiac air embolism after CT-guided percutaneous needle lung biopsy: medical complication or medical malpractice? -”

• Commentary

N. Pigaiani, B. McCleskey, F. Bortolotti, D. De Leo

Commentary on “Fatal cardiac air embolism after CT-guided percutaneous needle lung biopsy: medical complication or medical malpractice?”

• Commentary

Carl Johan Wingren

Multiorgan immunohistochemical endothelial expression of E-selectin in a forensic case of sepsis

• Open Access
• Images in Forensics

Simone Bohnert, Stefanie Trella, Ulrich Preiß, Michael Bohnert, Michael Tsokos, Helmut Heinsen

Infant death while breast feeding—another of Casper’s insights

• Letter to the Editor

Roger W. Byard

Commentary on “Pulmonary barotrauma in SCUBA diving‐related fatalities: a histological and histomorphometric analysis”

• Letter to the Editor

Valentina Bugelli, Ilaria Tarozzi, Lorenzo Franceschetti

Conventional HE staining combined with two special staining methods to identify antemortem stab wound in case with highly decomposed mutilated corpses

• Technical Report

Zeyu Chen, Xiaojun Yu, Yinglin Zhu, Guanghui Zhu, Bo Li, Junyao Lv

Sex determination by linear measurements of the bony labyrinth in cone-beam and computed tomography: a practical method

• Technical Report

Stéphane Gargula, Justin Michel, Denis Ayache, Pascal Adalian, Mary Daval

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