@article{ref1,
title="Postmortem CT and autopsy findings in nine victims of terrorist attack",
journal="International journal of legal medicine",
year="2021",
author="Grassi, Simone and Filograna, Laura and Colosimo, Cesare and Manenti, Guglielmo and Floris, Roberto and Pinchi, Vilma and Grassi, Vincenzo M. and Oliva, Antonio and Pascali, Vincenzo L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In a foreign country, a religious terrorist group raided a restaurant, using pipe bombs, sharp-edged weapons, and various types of firearms (handguns, submachine  guns, and AK-47 assault rifles) loaded with normal and prohibited bullets to kill  foreigner customers, some of whom were Italian tourists. Local pathologists  performed forensic autopsies on the bodies, but we were asked to perform additional  external examinations, postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) scans, and then a  second round of complete autopsies on nine victims (5 females and 4 males). Four  victims had slash wounds inflicted by sharp-edged weapons, mostly localized in the  head and neck. All but two victims had gunshot wounds. Finally, three casualties had  injuries caused by the explosion of improvised explosive devices. In all cases, PMCT  was a reliable source of information and provided strategic guide during autopsies,  helping identify and describe the injuries and thus reconstruct the events. Therefore, in these cases, we suggest integrating the autopsy findings with the  postmortem radiological data.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0937-9827",
doi="10.1007/s00414-020-02492-w",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02492-w"
}