@article{ref1,
title="Pandora's box",
journal="Forensic science, medicine, and pathology",
year="2018",
author="Gascho, Dominic and Bolliger, Stephan Andreas and Enders, Markus and Thali, Michael J. and Fliss, Barbara",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="120-122",
abstract="Suitcases or other containers are occasionally involved in forensic investigations. If there is a suspicion that human remains are hidden inside such a container, medico-legal examinations are required. However, these containers are occasionally locked. Forced opening of a locked suitcase or container may cause damage to its contents. Additionally, the safety of the investigator has to be considered as such containers may be booby-trapped or contain other hazardous material. An overview of the contents before opening is desirable in order to avoid the possibility of encountering a Pandora's box. In forensic medicine, an established approach to examine the inside of a body before opening at autopsy is postmortem computed tomography (CT). However, there may be a reluctance to use this approach for suitcases or containers with metallic components because of the assumption that severe metal artifacts will result in inadequate images. In this article, we present a forensic case in which a CT scan of a metallic suitcase was performed in order to examine its contents. Additionally, we performed an experimental scan of a conventional safe in order to determine if CT is able to reveal the contents of such a highly radiopaque storage box.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1547-769X",
doi="10.1007/s12024-018-9948-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-018-9948-z"
}