TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Useless and limits of postmortem CT (PMCT) in a complex case of preterm infant murder
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Viola, Ilaria
A1  - Terranova, Maria Chiara
A1  - Lo Re, Giuseppe
A1  - De Lisi, Giovanni
A1  - Serra, Gregorio
A1  - Maresi, Emiliano
A1  - Salerno, Sergio
SP  - e111687
EP  - e111687
VL  - 347
IS  - 
N2  - The present case-report empathizes the usefulness of post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) in the detection of live birth signs in a baby found dead, comparing the results with standard autoptic, histologic and immunohistochemical examinations. The report describes the case of a new-born who was thrown out on the footpath from a window of the fifth floor according to the investigative police, whilst the mother has hidden herself immediately after childbirth. PMCT showed diffusely aerated lung parenchyma with signs of severe lung distress, air in the airways with no fluid inside, and air in the upper gastro-intestinal tract, in absence any resuscitation manoeuvres performed on the baby at delivery. PMCT underlined multiple fractures of the skull with degeneration of cerebral parenchyma. All these findings were confirmed by conventional autopsy and histological and immunohistochemical examinations, clinching the usefulness of PMCT in differentiating live births from stillbirths.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111687
ID  - ref1
ER  -