TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Adipocere in postmortem imaging using multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Jackowski, Christian
A1  - Thali, Michael
A1  - Sonnenschein, Martin
A1  - Aghayev, Emin
A1  - Yen, Kathrin
A1  - Dirnhofer, Richard
SP  - 360
EP  - 364
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
N2  - A body was found in a local river almost completely converted into adipocere. The corpse was identified as a 78-year-old male who was missed for 13 months. It was assumed that he committed suicide by drowning. The postmortem imaging findings utilizing multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in this virtopsy case are presented with special focus on the radiologic appearance of adipocere. The loss of signal in MRI and hyperdensities in MSCT up to 1000 Hounsfield units, as well as the increased assessment of the intracranial structures compared with traditional autopsy, are presented.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -