TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Post-autopsy computed tomography. Pros and cons in a firearm death
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Visentin, Sindi
A1  - Pelletti, Guido
A1  - Dengo, Caterina
A1  - De Matteis, Maria
A1  - Montisci, Massimo
SP  - e16
EP  - e19
VL  - 276
IS  - 
N2  - Many studies have focused on the importance of post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) prior to or in substitution of standard forensic autopsies in case of firearm death. However, due to the fact that PMCT is not routinely performed in all countries, in cases of death abroad it can happen that a CT scan is performed only after a first autopsy. A case of post-mortem re-examination, including the external examination and a post-autopsy computed tomography (PACT), of a gunshot victim of homicide in a foreign country is presented, and the pros and cons of imaging in post-autopsy setting are discussed. PACT could be a tool for carrying out more complete investigations and for obtaining information on bone injuries and foreign bodies trapped within peripheral soft tissues that can be re-analyzed after the arrival of the first autopsy report. Given that the value of information derived may be strongly influenced by the previously performed autopsy, in order to process the definitive considerations it is necessary to compare and interpret the data obtained through PACT with the results of the first autopsy, and to continue the international cooperation effort and the application of international guidelines in order to share information at the repatriation of the corpse.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.04.017
ID  - ref1
ER  -