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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology

Ausgabe 2/2024

Inhalt (53 Artikel)

Postmortem biochemical analysis of soluble ST2 in the pericardial fluid of patients with sudden cardiac death caused by ischemic heart disease: a pilot study

  • Original Article

Shao-Huang Wu, Hao Zhao, Yuming Zhang, Jiawei Luo, Meihui Tian, Baoli Zhu, Zhipeng Cao

The transversoclasiotome: a novel instrument for examining the vertebral artery

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Rafael Boscolo-Berto, Veronica Macchi, R. Shane Tubbs, Aron Emmi, Carla Stecco, Marios Loukas, Andrea Porzionato, Raffaele De Caro

Diatoms pass through the gastrointestinal barrier and lead to false-positive: an animal experiment

  • Original Article

Yukun Du, Qingqing Xiang, Yong Niu, Lu Liu, Jingjian Liu, Qin Su, Zhigang Li, He Shi, Quyi Xu, Huijun Wang, Jian Zhao, Chao Liu

The last jump: epidemiology of suicides at the Tour Eiffel (Paris) between 1950 and 1989

  • Original Article

Virginie Bourdin, Guillaume Mulier, Sophie Calle, Nathalie Minart, Philippe Charlier

Age estimation from iliac auricular surface using Bayesian inference and principal component analysis: a CT-based study in an Indian population

  • Original Article

Varsha Warrier, Rutwik Shedge, Pawan Kumar Garg, Shilpi Gupta Dixit, Kewal Krishan, Tanuj Kanchan

Bone marrow embolism: should it result from traumatic bone lesions? A histopathological human autopsy study

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Maha Farid, Esraa Zohny, Alaa Ismail, Mariem Ateya, Ahmed Abdel-Razek, Nermien Hamed, Alaa Elmarakby, Arwa Hassanin, Ahmed Ismail, Omar Mansour, Hossam Roshdy, Yehia Ahmed, Mariam Ismail, Hebat Allah A. Amin

Development of a multiplex panel with 36 insertion/deletion markers (InDel) for individual identification

  • Original Article

Gonul Filoglu, Arzu Duvenci, Sebahat Tas, Huseyin Karadayi, Faruk Asicioglu, Ozlem Bulbul

Simplified COI barcoding of blow, flesh, and scuttle flies encountered in medicolegal investigations

  • Original Article

Sam C. Kwiatkowski, Michelle R. Sanford, Michael Donley, Katherine Welch, Roger Kahn

Cardiovascular-related death in infancy and childhood: a clinicopathological study of two referral institutions in England

  • Original Article

Fu Chuen Kon, Irene Scheimberg, Mohammad Haini, Marta C. Cohen

Under-reporting of forensic findings: craniocervical emergency imaging in cases of survived hanging

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

J. Heimer, L. Arneberg, S. Blunier, J. Klukowska-Rötzler, A. G. Gonzenbach, A. Exadaktylos, T. Ruder, F. Wagner

Automated wound segmentation and classification of seven common injuries in forensic medicine

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Norio Zimmermann, Till Sieberth, Akos Dobay

Potential use of the cusp and crown areas of the maxillary posterior teeth measured with a two-dimensional stereomicroscope for sex determination

  • Original Article

Samiya Riaz, Mohd Fadhli Bin Khamis, Wan Muhamad Amir Bin W Ahmad, Johari Yap Abdullah, Mohammad Khursheed Alam

Sphenoid sinuses’ volume and area analysis of Brazilian individuals’ CBCTs, related to sex, age, skin color, and nutritional status using DDS-Pro™ software

  • Original Article

Franciéllen de Barros, Mônica da Costa Serra, Barbara Kuhnen, José Scarso Filho, Marcelo Gonçalves, Victor Gonçalves, Clemente Maia da Silva Fernandes

Estimating age at death by Hausdorff distance analyses of the fourth lumbar vertebral bodies using 3D postmortem CT images

  • Original Article

Dawa Zangpo, Kazutake Uehara, Katsuya Kondo, Momone Kato, Motoo Yoshimiya, Masato Nakatome, Morio Iino

Bone finds and their medicolegal examination: a study from Hesse, Germany

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

T. E. N. Ohlwärther, F. Holz, K. Edler, S. C. Kölzer, E. Reuss, M. A. Verhoff, C. G. Birngruber

Discrimination of human and animal bloodstains using hyperspectral imaging

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Gary Sean Cooney, Hannes Köhler, Claire Chalopin, Carsten Babian

Pilot study in Hamburg on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections and pandemic survey in the German funeral industry

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Julia Schädler, Marc Lütgehetmann, Ann Sophie Schröder, Carolin Edler, Klaus Püschel, Benjamin Ondruschka, Antonia Fitzek

Morphological changes and protein degradation during the decomposition process of pig cadavers placed outdoors or in tents—a pilot study

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

J. Geissenberger, J. Amendt, J. Klampfer, L. Thuemmel, L. Jakob, F. C. Monticelli, P. Steinbacher, S. Pittner

Postmortem computed tomography assessment of skeletal and dental age in Polish children, adolescents, and young adults

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Oleksiy Lopatin, Marta Barszcz, Anna Jurczak, Krzysztof Jerzy Woźniak

Fatal gastric volvulus: forensic pathology considerations and postmortem CT findings

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Marcus Littlewood, Chris O’Donnell, Sarah Parsons, Melanie S. Archer, Hans H. de Boer

Semi-computational approach for assessing the damage to human soft tissues: the case of FMJRN versus HP-XTP 9 mm bullet penetration in ballistic soap

  • Original Article

Bruno Della Pietra, Antonietta Porzio, Mariarosaria Alberico, Gabriele Rotter, Cristian Bettin, Alessandro Feola, Felice Nunziata

More than meets the eye: a scoping review on the non-medical uses of THZ eye drops

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Esraa Menshawey, Rahma Menshawey

Management of unidentified and unclaimed bodies: a comparison of model from four countries in the Asia Pacific Region

  • Original Article

Lay See Khoo, Poh Soon Lai, Sheue Feng Siew, Mohamad Azaini Ibrahim

Differences in patterns of sexual assault among female victims preceding and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of encounters in an emergency department

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Caroline M. Klasen, Leandra Teltrop, Matthias H. Belau, Larissa Lohner, Benjamin Ondruschka, Kerstin Riecke, Susanne Reuter, Barbara Schmalfeldt, Sandra Wilmes, Isabell Witzel

How to prove neglect in the context of the post-mortem examination

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

L. Lutz, M. F. Klinger, F. Holz, M. A. Verhoff, J. Amendt

Sexual dimorphism and determination using foot outlines, foot print angles, and foot indices

  • Original Article

Muritala Odidi Suleiman, Barnabas Danborno, Sunday Abraham Musa, James Abrak Timbuak

Pediatric postmortem CT angiography: validation of vascular access for PMCT angiography in stillbirths, babies and toddlers

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

G. M. Bruch, P. Hofer, L. F. Ferraz da Silva, J. R. Pires-Davidson, G. A. Bento dos Santos, F. T. Fischer

The use of dive computers in forensic investigations of fatal breath-hold diving accidents: a case study

  • Case Report

Hazem M. Sherif, Younis M. Albalooshi, Ahmad Al Hashemi, Islam Feteaha, Farha H. Ismail, Mamdouh Kamal Zaki

Fatal upper aerodigestive tract obstruction in an East Asian finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunameri): findings in post-mortem computed tomography

  • Case Report

Adams Hei Long Yuen, Sung Bin Lee, Sang Wha Kim, Young Min Lee, Do-Gyun Kim, Cherry Tsz Ching Poon, Jong-pil Seo, Gun Wook Baeck, Byung Yeop Kim, Se Chang Park

Marine mimicry is afoot

  • Case Report

Joanna Glengarry, Melanie Archer

Acute subdural hematoma caused by rupture of a mycotic aneurysm due to meningitis associated with infectious endocarditis: comparison of autopsy findings with postmortem computed tomography

  • Case Report

Haruki Fukuda, Akira Hayakawa, Yoichiro Takahashi, Yuka Komatsu, Miki Kawamura, Rieko Kubo, Hiroyuki Tokue, Yoshihiko Kominato, Rie Sano

Fecal pulmonary embolism: a case report and literature review

  • Case Report

Pablo Santiago Díaz, Javier Gimeno Beltrán, Joan Lop Gros, Diego Tuñas Solà, Gina María Parini Trapani, Blanca Montcusí Ventura, Ana Arias López, Belén Lloveras Rubio

A case of unexpected death due to primary angiitis of the central nervous system

  • Case Report

Li Yang, Zhe Zheng, Yujie Zeng, Shangyu Zhang, Pengyue Jin, Yongguo Li, Jianbo Li, Renkuan Tang

Four cases of fatal acute arsenic poisoning: histopathology, toxicology, and new trends

  • Case Report

Yu Liu, Xin Tong, Shuquan Zhao, Zhonghao Yu, Jiaxin Zhang, Longda Ma, Qing Shi, Yiwu Zhou

Case report: sudden death following the administration of CAR-NK cells for lung cancer immunotherapy

  • Case Report

Congcong Zhao, Li Zhang, Zhe Zheng, Yongguo Li, Hongli Xiong, Ying Zhu, Qi Wang, Minzhu Zhao, Jianbo Li

Microbiology and postmortem interval: a systematic review

  • Open Access
  • Review

Bruna Moitas, Inês Morais Caldas, Benedita Sampaio-Maia

Age estimation by evaluation of obliteration of the palatine sutures: a scoping review

  • Review

Paulina Gutiérrez-Tiznado, Sandra López-Lázaro, Gabriel M. Fonseca

Forensic neuropathology in the past decade: a scoping literature review

  • Open Access
  • Review

Petteri Oura, Antti Hakkarainen, Antti Sajantila

Value of stomach content in a case of fatal child homicide

  • Images in Forensics

E. Doberentz, A. Wegner, B. Madea

ChatGPT’s thoughts: comment

  • Letter to the Editor

Amnuay Kleebayoon, Viroj Wiwanitkit

ChatGPT and forensic science: a new dawn of investigation

  • Letter to the Editor

Partha Pratim Ray

ChatGPT and forensic science: comment

  • Letter to the Editor

Hinpetch Daungsupawong, Viroj Wiwanitkit

Detection of sensitivity and vestigiality of presumptive tests for swabbed blood stains

  • Technical Report

Kara L. Jaremko, Abigail Pitts, Alexandra Hascall, Alison Briskie, Brenna Redmond, Deep Kaur, Grace Curtis, Hannah LaVena, John West, Peixuan Du, Sheena Hernandez, Deborah S. B. S. Silva

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DNA mixture deconvolution using fully continuous models EuroForMix and EFMrep

  • Open Access
  • Originalien

Mixture deconvolution is a powerful tool for inferring individual DNA profiles from DNA mixtures for subsequent transmission to a database or database queries. To carry out deconvolution, a mixed trace can be interpreted either manually by an …