Radiology in Forensic Medicine: From Identification to Post-mortem Imaging

Description

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the forensic and radiological aspects of pathological findings, focusing on the most relevant medico-legal issues, such as virtual autopsy (virtopsy), anthropometric identification, post-mortem decomposition features and the latest radiological applications used in forensic investigations. Forensic medicine and radiology are becoming increasingly relevant in the international medical and legal field as they offer essential techniques for determining cause of death and for anthropometric identification. This is highly topical in light of public safety and economic concerns arising as a result of mass migration and international tensions. The book discusses the latest technologies applied in the forensic field, in particular computed tomography and magnetic resonance, which are continuously being updated. Radiological techniques are fundamental in rapidly providing a full description of the damage inflicted to add to witness and medical testimonies, and forensic/radiological anthropology supplies valuable evidence in cases of violence and abuse. Written by international experts, it is of interest to students and residents in forensic medicine and radiology. It also presents a new approach to forensic investigation for lawyers and police special corps as well as law enforcement agencies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi A Brief History of Forensic Radiology (Roberto Lagalla)....Pages 1-2 Strength and Limits of Conventional Forensic Medicine (Burkhard Madea)....Pages 3-14 Medicolegal Aspects of Forensic Radiology (Claudio Buccelli, Massimo Niola, Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo)....Pages 15-18 Imaging Techniques for Forensic Radiology in Living Individuals (Alfonso Reginelli, Anna Russo, Elisa Micheletti, Roberto Picascia, Antonio Pinto, Sabrina Giovine et al.)....Pages 19-27 Imaging Techniques for Postmortem Forensic Radiology (Gaia Cartocci, Alessandro Santurro, Paola Frati, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Raffaele La Russa, Vittorio Fineschi)....Pages 29-42 Radiology in Archaeology: Fundamentals and Perspective—Examination of the Living (Marta Licata, Antonio Pinto)....Pages 43-54 Interpretation of Diagnostic Imaging for Medicolegal Issues (Federica Vernuccio, Giuseppe Lo Re, Stefania Zerbo, Federico Midiri, Dario Picone, Sergio Salerno et al.)....Pages 55-62 Forensic Radiology and Identification (Danilo De Angelis, Carmelo Messina, Luca Sconfienza, Francesco Sardanelli, Cristina Cattaneo, Daniele Gibelli)....Pages 63-85 The Essential of Bone Histology for Forensic Applications (Giovanni Francesco Spatola, Maria Laura Uzzo, Antonietta Lanzarone, Donatella Piscionieri, Daniele Daricello, Stefania Zerbo)....Pages 87-92 Lethal Traumatic Injuries due to Traffic Accidents (S. Zerbo, A. Di Piazza, S. Procaccianti, E. Ventura Spagnolo, G. Lo Re)....Pages 93-106 Violence and Abuse: Battered Child (Antonina Argo, Giuseppe Lo Re, Elvira Ventura Spagnolo, Alberto Calandra, Marija Čaplinskiené, Agata Crapanzano et al.)....Pages 107-131 Domestic Violence (Magdy Kharoshah, Mohammed Gaballah, Manal Bamousa, Kholoud Alsowayigh)....Pages 133-143 Imaging and Elderly Abuses (Eric Baccino, Maisy Lossois)....Pages 145-155 Forensic Radiology: Penetrating Versus Non-penetrating Trauma (Giuseppe Bertozzi, Francesca Maglietta, Monica Salerno, Francesco Pio Caffarelli)....Pages 157-168 Imaging for Ballistic Trauma: Other Applications of Forensic Imaging in the Living (Salvatore Serraino, Livio Milone, Dario Picone, Antonina Argo, Sergio Salerno, Massimo Midiri)....Pages 169-180 Body Packing (Antonio Pinto, Alfonso Reginelli, Anna Russo, Giuseppina Fabozzi, Sabrina Giovine, Luigia Romano)....Pages 181-188 Occupational Diseases: Asbestosis and Mesothelioma in Forensic Practice (Ambra Di Piazza, Antonina Argo, Edoardo Scalici, Antonio Guajana, Dario Picone, Giuseppe Lo Re)....Pages 189-195 Lie Detection: fMRI (Giuseppe La Tona, Maria Chiara Terranova, Federica Vernuccio, Giuseppe Lo Re, Sergio Salerno, Stefania Zerbo et al.)....Pages 197-202 Conventional Radiology for Postmortem Imaging (Stefano D’Errico, Diana Bonuccelli, Massimo Martelloni, Giuseppe Guglielmi)....Pages 203-208 Postmortem Computed Tomography: From Acquisition to Reporting (Giuseppe Lo Re, Roberto Lagalla, Stefania Zerbo, Federica Vernuccio, Elvira Ventura, Sergio Salerno et al.)....Pages 209-214 Images in Forensic Thanatology (Magdy Kharoshah, Dalia Alsaif, Marwa Al Bayat, Ghada Al Shamsi, Kholoud Alsowayigh)....Pages 215-224 Postmortem Imaging in Mass Disasters (Antonina Argo, Salvatore Serraino, Federico Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Stefania Zerbo, Angelo Iovane et al.)....Pages 225-236 Postmortem Imaging in Drowning (Federica Vernuccio, Stefania Zerbo, Donatella Piscionieri, Federico Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Massimo Midiri et al.)....Pages 237-246 Postmortem Imaging in Sudden Adult Death (Stefania Zerbo, Ambra Di Piazza, Antonio Pinto, Antonio Guajana, Antonietta Lanzarone, Elvira Ventura Spagnolo et al.)....Pages 247-253 Post-mortem Foetal Imaging (Sergio Salerno, Filippo Alberghina, Maria Chiara Terranova, Giuseppe Lo Re, Emiliano Maresi, Roberto Lagalla)....Pages 255-263 Radiology for Postmortem (Stefania Zerbo, Laura Scopelliti, Federica Vernuccio, Giuseppe Lo Re, Antonina Argo, Magdy Kharoshah)....Pages 265-272 Pitfalls on Postmortem Imaging: The Need of Blending Conventional and Virtual Autopsy on Burnt-Charred Body (Giuseppe Lo Re, Antonina Argo, Salvatore Serraino, Stefania Zerbo, Elvira Ventura Spagnolo, Massimo Midiri)....Pages 273-278 Brain Imaging in Postmortem Forensic Radiology (Yohsuke Makino, Maiko Yoshida, Daisuke Yajima, Hirotaro Iwase)....Pages 279-296 Bioethical Aspects of Postmortem Imaging (Luciano Sesta)....Pages 297-301