Ausgabe 2/2025
Inhalt (68 Artikel)
Impact of population size on population genetic analysis of Short Tandem Repeat (STR) allelic data, forensic and paternity parameters and its effect on forensic DNA analysis
- Original Article
Hirak Ranjan Dash, Rhea Shetkar, Nora Rashid Al-Snan
Detection of substance use in clinical forensic cases: urine analysis of victims and perpetrators
- Open Access
- Original Article
Pia Johansson Heinsvig, Katinka Rønnow Holler, Christian Lindholst, Trine Skov Nielsen
Decomposition of partially submerged remains: a study on the reliability of insect colonisation for PMI/PMSI estimation
- Open Access
- Original Article
SK. Bray, XA. Conlan, ML. Harvey
Terminal ballistics performance of 9 × 19 mm cartridges in 10% ballistic gelatin: FBI Protocol based analysis of Brazilian-made law enforcement ammunition
- Original Article
Joao da Cunha Neto, Lucas Meciano Pereira dos Santos, João Paulo Mardegan Issa
Lung densitometry in postmortem computed tomography - comparison across different fatal asphyxia groups
- Open Access
- Original Article
Søren Reinhold Jakobsen, Lars Schellerup, Lene Warner Thorup Boel, Kasper Hansen
The other side of the paper as the evidence: impacts of fingermark development reagents on fingermark development and cocaine amount in cocaine-impregnated paper
- Original Article
Yakup Gulekci, Fatma Cavus Yonar, Pınar Efeoglu Ozseker, İsmail Ethem Gören, Nebile Daglioglu
Forensic dental age estimation with deep learning: a modified xception model for panoramic X-Ray images
- Open Access
- Original Article
Ercument Yilmaz, Cansu Görürgöz, Hatice Cansu Kış, Emin Murat Canger, Bengi Öztaş
The polychromatism of postmortem cerebrospinal fluid
- Open Access
- Original Article
S. Trella, C. Reinert, H. Heinsen, U. Preiß, CM. Monoranu, J. Zwirner, B. Ondruschka, M. Bohnert, S. Bohnert
Postmortem biochemistry of GFAP, NSE and S100B in cerebrospinal fluid and in vitreous humor for estimation of postmortem interval: a pilot study
- Original Article
Rossana Cecchi, Jessika Camatti, Maria Laura Schirripa, Monica Ragona, Silvana Pinelli, Nicola Cucurachi
Visual analysis of postmortem interval estimation trends and collaborative networks: a 15-year study (2006–2020)
- Original Article
Chuangyan Zhai
Altitudinal variations in forensically relevant dipterans in Trentino Region (Italy): implications for PMI estimation and forensic ecology
- Original Article
Simone Corotti, Francesca Dattrino, Fouzi Boulkenafet, Simonetta Lambiase
Tree failure – A natural phenomenon with forensic implications
- Open Access
- Original Article
Roger W. Byard
Sex estimation with convolutional neural networks using the patella magnetic resonance image slices
- Open Access
- Original Article
Nevin Cavlak, Gökalp Çınarer, Mustafa Fatih Erkoç, Kazım Kılıç
Autopsy characteristics of deaths due to pulmonary thromboembolism in northern and western denmark: a 10-year retrospective study
- Open Access
- Original Article
Martin Roest Christensen, Annesofie Bjerrum Larsen, Lene Warner Thorup Boel
Suicidal behavior among forensic psychiatric patients in Japan: Risk factors and implications for treatment
- Original Article
Shota Matsunaga, Kumiko Ando
Cohort-based nomogram for forensic prediction of SCD: a single-center pilot study
- Original Article
Zihan Liao, Gaohan Chen, Xingrui Cao, Longqiao Liu, Jiatong Li, Baoli Zhu, Zhipeng Cao
Distinguishing injury patterns in fatal falls from heights versus pedestrian impacts: an autopsy study for differential diagnosis in ambiguous cases
- Open Access
- Original Article
Alessandro Mauro Tavone, Roberta Marinelli, Francesca Cazzato, Giorgia Piizzi, Federico Piselli, Giulia Ceccobelli, Gabriele Giuga, Raimondo Vella, Naomi Romaniello, Antonio Oliva, Gian Luca Marella
Identifying latent subgroups of primary head injury: an explorative latent class analysis on neuropathologically examined medico-legal autopsy cases
- Open Access
- Original Article
Essi Laakko, Petteri Oura
Enhancing postmortem diagnostics: over a decade of ISO 17020 accreditation and guidelines implementation in forensic pathology
- Open Access
- Original Article
Wouter Van Den Bogaert, Joke Wuestenbergs, Bram Bekaert, Elisabeth Dequeker, Wim Van de Voorde
Insect succession patterns on pig carrion in southern Nigeria
- Open Access
- Original Article
Izuchukwu Stanley Etoniru, Desiré Brits, Jolandie Myburgh, Maryna Steyn, Lawrence Hill
Development of conductive fingermarks for forensic applications
- Open Access
- Original Article
Niamh E. Richards, Andrew Langley, Laura J. Vera Stimpson
The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the profile of suicide cases involving substances in a state Brazil: an analysis of a 6-year period
- Original Article
Bruna Espíndola da Silva, Bruna de Souza Boff, Jair Silveira Filho, Samilla Driessen Schroeder, Kéttulin Zomer Rezin, Camila Marchioni
The forensic medical evaluation of medical malpractice claims in the field of medical pathology
- Original Article
Mirac Ozdemir, Ferah Karayel, Humman Sen, Mehmet Akif Inanici
Defining, exploring the sources and expressing post-mortem diagnostic uncertainty
- Open Access
- Original Article
Wouter Van Den Bogaert, Lotte Alders, Joke Wuestenbergs, Elisabeth Dequeker, Wim Van de Voorde
Assessment of sexual dimorphism in the humerus among a Greek Cypriot population using binary logistic regression and linear discriminant analysis
- Open Access
- Original Article
Erica Baer, Anna S. H. La Valley, Xenia-Paula Kyriakou
Contactless in vitro detection of carboxyhemoglobin using hyperspectral imaging (HSI)
- Open Access
- Original Article
P. Czarkowski, C. Babian, St Lüdtke, S. Baumann, J. Dreßler
Police arrest-related death: about four cases and review of the literature
- Case Report
Mohamed Amine Zaara, Azza Belhaj, Mariem Gharbaoui, Mohamed Bellali, Mehdi Ben Khelil
A fatal poisoning due to consumption of crushed Abrus precatorius seeds: an autopsy case report
- Case Report
Sathish Ayyappan, Ashok N, Aswini Nivedida Jayakumar, Sreerekha Jinkala
Case report: Electrocardiographic (ECG) recording during the hanging process
- Open Access
- Case Report
E. M. Ungermann, M. Balikowski, J. Hemker, K. Feld
Accident or abuse? Differential diagnosis of contact burns from radiators/heaters in children
- Open Access
- Case Report
A. Amadasi, C. Schönfeld, S. Etzold
Blue toe syndrome - systemic cholesterol crystal embolism secondary to cardiovascular procedures: a forensic autopsy report of two cases
- Open Access
- Case Report
Atsushi Yamada, Kyoka Kiryu, Satoshi Takashino, Masaki Yoshida, Toshiaki Takeichi, Osamu Kitamura
Post-mortem diagnosis of septic arthritis by Pasteurella multocida: a case report and literature review of fatal septic arthritis
- Open Access
- Case Report
Arianna Giorgetti, Simone Santelli, Ilenia Filipuzzi, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Giuseppe Basile, Filippo Pirani, Susi Pelotti
Arc-like curvilinear bullet pathways along inner surface of skull – two cases
- Case Report
Keenan Boulnemour, Joseph A. Prahlow
Intravital skin ulcer in a late 18th century Spanish child mummy: evidence for septicemic death?
- Open Access
- Case Report
A. G. Nerlich, R. D. Loynes, A. Jardiel Badia, A. Begerock, D. Delgado, M. Gonzalez, Raffaella Bianucci
A case of fatal chlorfenapyr poisoning: evidence from histopathology and autopsy
- Case Report
Hinsan Chui, Qian Wei, Ying Wang, Jiahui Chen, Feijun Huang, Fenghua Zhang, Daoyin Gong
A fatal case of accidental asphyxia following nitrous oxide inhalation and alcohol consumption
- Case Report
Huine Liu, Man Liang, Yi Yang, Jinghong Ma, Yiwu Zhou, Hongmei Dong, Yijie Duan
Post-mortem diagnosis of malaria in decomposed and embalmed body
- Open Access
- Case Report
Magdalena Kusior, Danuta Piniewska-Róg, Marta Wojtas, Marek Sanak, Martyna Maciów-Głąb, Artur Moskała
Incidental detection of aluminum phosphide in abdominal subcutaneous fat- a rare reporting of chemical analysis findings in poisoning cases
- Case Report
Arijit Datta, Dhara Goswami, Srushti Shukla, Darshan Galoria, Pradip Rana, Arpan Kumar Pan
Fatal acute uterine inversion post-vaginal delivery: an autopsy-based case report
- Case Report
Arijit Datta, Darshan Galoria, Sweta Sinha, Arpan Kumar Pan
Two cases of fatal insulin homicide resolved using combined immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence techniques
- Case Report
Yiling Li, Zhonghao Yu, Yuhao Yuan, Jiaxin Zhang, Shuquan Zhao, Yijie Duan, Yiwu Zhou
Exsanguination from an arteriovenous dialysis fistula: accident, suicide or medical malpractice?
- Open Access
- Case Report
S. Schof, J. Hertzberg, A. Jahnke, Christoph G. Birngruber
Neonatal fatal haemorrhage after a ritual circumcision: forensic and ethical considerations
- Open Access
- Case Report
Pierluigi Passalacqua, Raimondo Vella, Giorgio M. Coppola, Nazaria Lanzillo, Francesca Servadei, Michele Treglia, Margherita Pallocci
Trabecular bone microstructure parameters as predictors for chronological age: a systematic review
- Review
Arshiya Tabassum, Mansharan Kaur Chainchel Singh, Norliza Ibrahim, Vinita Sanjeevan, Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Mohd Yusof
MALDI-MSI: A potential game changer in forensic sciences
- Review
Asma Jamshaid, Saadia Noreen, Tanveer Khalid
Trends in forensic investigation of seminal fluid- a scoping review
- Review
Megha Upadhyay, Pankaj Shrivastava, Kapil Verma, Bhawana Joshi
Positive identification through comparative dental analysis in mass disaster: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Review
Rizky Merdietio Boedi, Nikolaos Angelakopoulos, Emilio Nuzzolese, Hemlata Pandey, Scheila Mânica, Ademir Franco
The mastoid triangle (Ma-Ast-Po) as a sexually dimorphic feature – a systematic review of 1604 human skulls and meta-analysis
- Review
Maria Eduarda Ramos Stefanel, Lígia Melissa de Souza, Fernanda Thomaz de Aquino Macedo, Débora Duarte Moreira, Rhonan Ferreira Silva, Nikolaos Angelakopoulos, Walbert Andrade Vieira, Luiz Renato Paranhos, Ademir Franco
Estimating the postmortem interval: applications of forensic acarology, palynology, and taphonomy
- Review
John Oladapo Obafunwa, Amanda Roe, Leon Higley
Autopsy-related histomorphological findings in neonatal sepsis: a narrative review
- Review
July Mary Johnson, Mary Mathew
A mini review on study of forensically important poisoning cases involving bromadiolone
- Review
Harishchandra Jirimali, Saiprasad Santre, Shubhangi Deonikar, Bhausaheb More
Does citing early SIDS research skew contemporary conclusions?
- Commentary
Roger W. Byard, Robert Vink
Urgent public health concerns due to rising violence and inadequate cadaver management in ecuador
- Commentary
Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Sebastian Barona
Cardiac tamponade – a rare cause of sudden death in autoimmune polyglandular syndrome
- Open Access
- Images in Forensics
Luzern Tan, John D. Gilbert, Roger W. Byard
Tarnished jewellery and skin – a subtle external marker indicating exposure to hydrogen sulfide
- Open Access
- Images in Forensics
John D. Gilbert, Roger W. Byard
Iatrogenic needle penetrating injury of cervical spinal cord: a case of fatal therapeutic complication
- Images in Forensics
Fabio A. Tironi, Michael S. Pollanen
Postmortem CT and autopsy findings in an elevator-related death: a case report
- Open Access
- Images in Forensics
Giovanni Aulino, Michele Rega, Vittoria Rossi, Massimo Zedda, Antonio Oliva
Fatal Rhodococcus erythropolis endocarditis complicated by an abscess invading the atrioventricular node: a case report
- Images in Forensics
Yuhao Yuan, Longda Ma, Yue Liang, Shuquan Zhao, Qing Shi, Zhonghao Yu, Yiwu Zhou
Visualization of left common carotid artery injury by glass using postmortem virtual angioscopy
- Images in Forensics
Haruki Fukuda, Rieko Kubo, Miyuki Shiraishi, Hiroyuki Tokue, Akira Hayakawa, Rie Sano, Yoshihiko Kominato
Opportunistic post mortem scavenging by the terrestrial flatworm Platydemus manokwari
- Images in Forensics
Marianne Tiemensma, Roger W. Byard, Richard C. Willan, Leigh Winsor
Partially inverted and degloved penile skin mimicking the appearance of female genitalia in cases of deaths caused by trains
- Open Access
- Images in Forensics
Margaux Zarattin, Mohamed Yassine Braham, Jean-Loup Gassend
Fatal exulceratio simplex (dieulafoy lesion) – a case report and review
- Open Access
- Images in Forensics
Luzern Tan, John D. Gilbert, Roger W. Byard
Correlation between in vivo imaging and post‑mortem autopsy findings for the medico-legal evaluation of a right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm as a fatal complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Open Access
- Images in Forensics
Guido Pelletti, Maria Sech, Nicola Montanari, Emilio Quaia, Domenico Garcea, Susi Pelotti
Fatal ingestion of firecracker in borderline personality disorder: suicide or not?
- Images in Forensics
Tijana Petrović, Tatjana Atanasijević, Ana Opanković, Bojana Radnić, Vesna Popović, Milenko Bogdanović
Addressing the public health challenge of etomidate misuse in Taiwan: a call for enhanced regulatory and surveillance measures
- Letter to the Editor
Lien-Chung Wei, Hsien-Jane Chiu