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International Journal of Legal Medicine

Ausgabe 2/2025

Inhalt (40 Artikel)

Patellae as a source of DNA in forensic and archaeological analysis

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Živa Miriam Geršak, Aja Golob, Pia Kravanja, Monica Concato, Tamara Leskovar, Irena Zupanič Pajnič

Longitudinal assessment of DNA recovery from post-mortem whole blood stored in EDTA, sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate and additive-free tubes

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Jana Grobbelaar, Loyiso Abongile Marvin Vuko, Bronwen Davies, Brendon Pearce, Fungisai Lorraine Musiyandaka, Laura Jane Heathfield

Exploration and application of microorganisms related to the inference of the time since deposition (TsD) in semen and blood stains

  • Original Article

Chudong Wang, Hongtao Jia, Dan Wen, Weifeng Qu, Ruyi Xu, Yi Liu, Xuan Tang, Yishu Liu, Lagabaiyila Zha, Jifeng Cai, Jienan Li

Genetic characterization of paternal lineages by Y-STR in three sample populations in Northeastern Brazil

  • Original Article

Silvana Magna Cavalcante do Monte, Bruno Sampaio, Júlio César Nogueira Torres, Abigail Marcelino dos Santos Silva, Bárbara Natieli Silva Pereira, Aparecida Jayane Sampaio Miranda, Bruno Almeida Silva, Teresa Cristina Lima Da Rocha, Samyra Maria Vieira Brasil Rocha, Ana Cláudia de Menezes Sobreira, Sílvia Helena Barem Rabenhorst, Rodrigo Soares de Moura Neto, Valdir de Queiroz Balbino

Analysis of the sequencing quality of next-generation sequencing for the entire mitochondrial genome in decomposed human samples

  • Original Article

Seung Eun Lee, Ga Eun Kim, Dong Yeon Lee, Hajin Kim, Moon-Young Kim

Exploring the genetic implications of demographic dynamics in Jammu and Kashmir using autosomal STRs

  • Original Article

Nadeem Mubarik, Masroor Ahmad Ganei, Shivani Dixit, R. K. Kumawat, Jaison Jeevan Sequeira, Naseer Ahmad Ahangar, Shahul Ahmad Kanth, Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, Ishrat Mushtaq, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammed S. Mustak, Gyaneshwer Chaubey, Sania Hamid, Pankaj Shrivastava

A rapid identification system for vaginal fluid stains based on nested recombinant polymerase amplification and lateral flow dipstick

  • Short Communication

Bin Liang, Chudong Wang, Weifeng Qu, Ruyi Xu, Yi Liu, Hongtao Jia, Xuan Tang, Siqi Chen, Xue Li, Yue Wang, Jienan Li, Ying Liu, Dan Wen, Lagabaiyila Zha

Detection of phosphatidylethanol after ethanol intake with targeted blood alcohol concentrations of 0.6 g/kg and 0.75 g/kg

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Franziska Spleis, Matthias Bantle, Dominik Schuldis, Lorenz M. Bell, Annette Thierauf-Emberger, Wolfgang Weinmann

The diatom test in the field of forensic medicine: a review of a long-standing question

  • Review

Bertrand Pierre Ludes, Arthur Chambre, Tania Delabarde

Computed tomography assessment of neurocranial structures for sexual dimorphism identification: a meta-analysis

  • Review

Esther Carneiro Ribeiro, Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho, Diego Santiago de Mendonça, Marcela Lima Gurgel, Lucia Helena Soares Cevidanes, Cauby Maia Chaves Junior, Paulo Goberlânio de Barros Silva, Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa

Identification of gunshot entry wounds using hyperdense rim sign on post-mortem computed tomography

  • Original Article

Emilien Jupin-Delevaux, Corentin Provost, Ghazi Hmeydia, Marie-Edith Richard, Lilia Hamza, Tania Delabarde, Marie Crahès, Validire Pierre, Bertrand Ludes, Catherine Oppenheim, Joseph Benzakoun

Computer tomography-based radiomics combined with machine learning for predicting the time since onset of epidural hematoma

  • Original Article

Mingzhe Wu, Pengfei Wang, Hao Cheng, Ziyuan Chen, Ning Wang, Ziwei Wang, Chen Li, Linlin Wang, Dawei Guan, Hongzan Sun, Rui Zhao

Identification score for robust and secure identification using ante- and post-mortem skull CT scans

  • Original Article

Marie-Edith Richard, Corentin Provost, Tania Delabarde, Pauline Iorio, Yves Menu, Ghazi Hmeydia, Bertrand Ludes, Catherine Oppenheim, Joseph Benzakoun

Deep learning-based human gunshot wounds classification

  • Original Article

Renato Queiroz Nogueira Lira, Luana Geovana Motta de Sousa, Maisa Luana Memoria Pinho, Renan Cesar Pinto da Silva Andrade de Lima, Pedro Garcia Freitas, Bruno Scholles Soares Dias, Andreia Cristina Breda de Souza, André Ferreira Leite

Exploring radiomic features of lateral cerebral ventricles in postmortem CT for postmortem interval estimation

  • Original Article

Fabio De-Giorgio, Michele Guerreri, Roberto Gatta, Eva Bergamin, Vittorio De Vita, Matteo Mancino, Luca Boldrini, Evis Sala, Vincenzo L. Pascali

Bridging gaps in age estimation: a cross-sectional comparative study of skeletal maturation using Fishman method and dental development using Nolla method among Egyptians

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Heba Ibrahim Lashin, Asmaa Fady Sharif, Mohamed Salah Ghaly, Shaimaa Shaban El-Desouky, Amira Elsayed Elhawary

The medico-legal interpretation of diatom findings for the diagnosis of fatal drowning: a systematic review

  • Open Access
  • Review

Alexander Tyr, Philippe Lunetta, Brita Zilg, Carl Winskog, Nina Heldring

Humanitarian forensic medicine: a systematic review

  • Review

Ioannis Ketsekioulafis, Konstantinos Katsos, Christoforos Kolentinis, Dimitrios Kouzos, Konstantinos Moraitis, Chara Spiliopoulou, Emmanouil I. Sakelliadis

A comprehensive epidemiological assessment of female rape in São Paulo State, Brazil: trends, patterns, and implications for public health

  • Original Article

Edmilson Ozorio dos Santos, Andrey Wellington Moscardini, Ivan Dieb Miziara

Forensic issues in autoerotic deaths: A 44-year systematic review and a case series from the legal medicine institutes of Bologna and Milan, Italy

  • Original Article

Guido Pelletti, Nicola Galante, Lorenzo Franceschetti, Luca Berti, Maria Carla Mazzotti, Riccardo Zoia, Susi Pelotti

Assessment of forensic medicine education impact on medical students’ knowledge and specialisation attitudes: a multicenter analysis from Italian universities

  • Original Article

Giovanni Aulino, Francesco Ausania, Paolo Fais, Giovanni Cecchetto, Davide Ferorelli, Silvia Damiana Visonà, Flavia Beccia, Stefania Boccia, Antonio Lanzone, Luca Morini, Guido Viel, Francesco Ventura, Alessandro Dell’Erba, Giancarlo Di Vella, Domenico De Leo, Antonio Oliva

First year of in-house forensic neuropathology consultations in Helsinki, Finland

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Petteri Oura, Hilla Mäkinen, Roosa Ruotsalainen, Miko Ruokomäki, Antti Virtanen, Antti J. Hakkarainen

Sexual violence associated with international travel: a review of 443 cases

  • Original Article

Daniel Kane, Andrea Holmes, Kieran Kennedy, Karen Flood, Maeve Eogan

Effects of cold exposure in a confined environment: an original case of suicide by freezing

  • Case Report

Adeline Blanchot, Thibault Willaume, Elisa Macoin, Annie Geraut, Marie-Claire Tortel, Anne Gressel, Pascal Kintz, Jean-Sébastien Raul, Catherine Cannet

Application of DSP2 for biological sex estimation in a Spanish sample: analysis based on sex and side

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Marta San-Millán, Varsha Warrier, Anna Carrera, Francisco Reina

Estimation of population affinity using cranial measurements acquired in multidetector computed tomography images of Japanese and Malay individuals

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Suguru Torimitsu, Akari Nakazawa, Ambika Flavel, Hirotaro Iwase, Yohsuke Makino, Salina Hisham, Daniel Franklin

Evaluating juror understanding of traumatic head injury with different formats of evidence presentation in court: a follow up study

  • Original Article

Soren Blau, Eden Johnston-Belford, Greg Markowsky, Samantha Rowbotham

Exploring optimal methods for age-at-death estimation using pulp/tooth area ratios: a South African study

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Daniël Kotze, Calvin G. Mole, Vincent M. Phillips, Victoria E. Gibbon

Investigating skeletal fracture patterns in truck occupants involved in fatal motor vehicle incidents

  • Original Article

Alexandra Wulff, Joanna F. Dipnall, Richard G. D. Fernandez, Emma C. Cheshire, Michael J. P. Biggs, Hans de Boer, Samantha K. Rowbotham

Fluorescence of various buried fresh and fresh-frozen-thawed tissue types up until the point of active decay: a human taphonomy study

  • Open Access
  • Original Article

Emmanuelle Charlot, Anas Gasser, Roelof-Jan Oostra, Maurice C. G. Aalders, Tristan Krap

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Lymphome des Thymus und Mediastinums

Lymphozytenreiche Läsionen machen den Großteil der relevanten Differentialdiagnosen im vorderen Mediastinum aus und umfassen nichtneoplastische und neoplastische Entitäten. Lymphome stellen darunter mit ca. 10–15 % der Fälle eher einen kleinen …

Kombinationslymphome, Grauzonenlymphome und künftige Herausforderungen

Lymphome werden grundlegend in Hodgkin-Lymphome und B‑ und T‑Zell-Lymphome eingeteilt. Ihre Diagnostik beruht auf morphologischen, immunhistochemischen und zunehmend molekularen Methoden. Das klassische Hodgkin-Lymphom ist durch …

KI in der Diagnostik – aus Sicht der Pathologie

Die zunehmende Komplexität und Individualisierung onkologischer Diagnostik und Therapie stellt die Pathologie vor neue Herausforderungen. Gleichzeitig entwickelt sich die Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) von einer Zukunftstechnologie zu einem zentralen …

Räumlich-epidemiologische Datenanalyse von Pathologiedaten (REDPath)

In der pathologischen Routinediagnostik entstehen täglich große, gut dokumentierte Datensätze, deren Potential für räumlich-epidemiologische Analysen bislang kaum genutzt wird. Durch die Annotation dieser Daten eröffnen sich neue Möglichkeiten: …