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Practical experience in post-mortem tissue donation in consideration of the European tissue lawEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract In consequence of the European guidelines of safety and quality standards for the donation, retrieval, storing and distribution of human tissues and cells the purpose of tissue transplantation was implemented into German legislation in May 2007. The law came into effect on August 1st 2007 considering of the European rules. The Institutes for Legal Medicine of the University of Frankfurt/Main and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf developed a model for tissue retrieval. The Institute of Legal Medicine (I.f.R.) at the University Medical Center Hamburg cooperates with the German Institute ...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - November 13, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

To hold or not to holdEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory CommentaryDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9123-7Authors Andrew M. Baker, Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office 530 Chicago Avenue Minneapolis MN 55415 USALaura Crandall, The Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Program, A Program of the CJ Foundation for SIDS 800-620-SUDC Hackensack NJ USA Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - November 12, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Identification of historical specimens and wildlife seizures originating from highly degraded sources of kangaroos and other macropodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe a method and new primers to amplify three small DNA fragments of the cytochrome b region of the mitochondrial DNA that are suitable for marsupial species identification from degraded sources, such as wildlife seizures. They were designed as consensus sequences from a comparison of 21 marsupial species. The primers also contained sequences intended specifically not to amplify human DNA, thereby reducing the likelihood of amplifying contaminants. Examples of the utility of these primers are given using a range of conditions that may be applied using such an approach, including (1) field-collected sub-fossil ...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - November 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Basil RuDusky: Forensic cardiovascular medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9118-4Authors L. Maximilian Buja, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 7000 Fannin, Suite 1715 Houston TX 77030 USA Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - November 2, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Digital image analysis of fingernail colour in cadavers comparing carbon monoxide poisoning to controlsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study sought to objectively determine by using digital image analysis if a color difference occurred between the fingernails of a group of cadavers with carbon monoxide poisoning compared to a group of controls. The fingernails of the carbon monoxide group did tend to be more red than the controls, but due to overlap between the two groups assessment of the fingernails cannot be recommended as a rapid screening test. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9122-8Authors Neil E. I. Langlois, University of Adelaide Forensic Science SA 21 Divett Place Adelaide 5000 SA Australia...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - November 2, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Dog attack: the application of canine DNA profiling in forensic caseworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract More than 100,000 dog attacks occur each year in Australia and many go unsolved. Dog attacks are not only a cause of human injury but may also involve injury and death to family pets, prized livestock and wildlife. Canine biological evidence can often be left behind on a victim or at the scene of an attack. Our laboratory provides canine DNA profiling for forensic investigations, utilising an in-house panel of 11 canine-specific autosomal short tandem repeat markers previously validated for use in casework. Case studies will be presented that outline methods for sampling of suspected canine biologic...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 29, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Brenda L. Waters (ed.): Handbook of autopsy practice, 4th ednEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9112-xAuthors Jan P. Sperhake, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Department of Legal Medicine Butenfeld 34 22529 Hamburg Germany Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 26, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Stuart L. Houser, M.D.: The Operated Heart at AutopsyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9113-9Authors Claas T. Buschmann, University Medical Centre Charité Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Turmstr. 21, Building L 10559 Berlin Germany Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 26, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Retinal hemorrhages associated with meningitis in a child with a congenital disorder of glycosylationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract A 9-month old infant presented in a state of shock to a district hospital. She was subsequently referred to the regional tertiary hospital. On admission, bruises were noted on the vertex of the skull. Retinal hemorrhages were present on ophthalmological examination. CT scan of the brain showed poor grey–white matter differentiation with apparent frontoparietal fractures of the skull. Her case was subsequently referred to the relevant authorities as it was suspicious for nonaccident injury (NAI). Her condition deteriorated and she died the next day. Postmortem examination showed that the bruises on...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 22, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Using accumulated degree-days to estimate postmortem interval from the DNA yield of porcine skeletal muscleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study focused on the exposure of skeletal muscle tissue to a coastal environment. Two specimens of Sus domesticus, each weighing ~45 kg, were placed above ground to decompose over time. One pig was sampled over the summer season (December to February) and the other specimen during the winter season (June to August). Both the summer and winter pig studies were conducted in Drummond Cove, on the Mid West coast of Western Australia. Samples of muscle were collected at 2 day intervals for the summer and winter pigs. The daily maximum and minimum environmental temperature and humidity was recorded. Although ...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 22, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

A patterned abrasion on the neck of an infant: inflicted injury or not?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSISDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9111-yAuthors Neil E. I. Langlois, University of Adelaide Forensic Science 21 Divett Place Adelaide SA 5000 Australia Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Infiltrating carcinoma of the breast mimicking electrocutionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSISDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9110-zAuthors Roger W. Byard, The University of Adelaide Discipline of Pathology Level 3 Medical School North Building, Frome Road Adelaide 5005 Australia Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Stop press!!!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory AnnouncementDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9106-8 Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

A commentary on the possible association of Ljungan virus and SIDS and issues in SIDS researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory CommentaryDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9107-7Authors Henry F. Krous, Rady Children’s Hospital—San Diego 3020 Children’s Way, M5007 San Diego CA 92123 USANeil E. Langlois, The University of Adelaide, Forensic Science South Australia 21 Divett Place Adelaide SA 5000 Australia Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Children, adolescents and young adults suicide data from Epirus, northwestern GreeceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate suicide trends among individuals ≤ 24 years of age in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, from January 1998 to December 2008. Twenty-one cases were classified as suicides out of 242 total deaths (8.7%). The male to female suicide ratio was 4.25 (17 males and 4 females). The preferred suicide method for those aged ≥ 19 years involved firearms, and for those aged < 19 years was hanging. Alcohol was implicated in more than 50% of the suicides and was consumed exclusively by those aged > 16 ...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

What’s New Beyond Forensics?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory What's New Beyond ForensicsDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9101-0Authors Elisabeth E. Turk, Leicester Royal Infirmary East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building Leicester LE2 7LX UKRalph BouHaidar, University of Edinburgh Forensic Medicine Unit Wilkie Building Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG UK Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - August 12, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Anthony Busuttil, Jean W. Keeling (eds): Paediatric forensic medicine and pathologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9095-7Authors Jonathon Herbst, Forensic Science South Australia 21 Divett Place Adelaide SA 5000 Australia Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - August 12, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Progressive gas formation in a deceased person during mortuary storage demonstrated on computed tomographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report the case of an 82-year-old woman with a past history of diabetes mellitus who died following blunt head injury sustained in a fall resulting in an acute subdural hematoma. Serial postmortem CT scans of the chest and abdomen performed over a 3-day period demonstrated progressive intra-hepatic and intra-cardiac gas formation whilst the deceased was stored in a standard mortuary refrigerator at a nominated temperature of 4°C. Measured mortuary refrigerator temperatures over a 7 day period showed statistically significant day to day variability in temperatures above 4°C as well as variations in temperature...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - August 11, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Physiological effects of the TASER® C2 conducted energy weaponEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ErratumDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9104-xAuthors James R. Jauchem, US Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RHDR Directed Energy Bio-Effects Division, 711th Human Performance Wing 8262 Hawks Road San Antonio TX 78235 USARonald L. Seaman, A General Dynamics Company Advanced Information Services 3276 Reliance Loop San Antonio TX 78235 USACurtis M. Klages, US Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RHDR Directed Energy Bio-Effects Division, 711th Human Performance Wing 8262 Hawks Road San Antonio TX 78235 USA Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN ...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - August 7, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Computer assisted age progressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract A computer assisted method for altering the perceived age of a human face is presented. Our technique is based on calculating a trajectory or axis within a multi-dimensional space that captures the changes in large scale facial structure, shading and complexion associated with aging. Fine facial details associated with increasing age, such as wrinkles, are added to the aged face using a variation on a standard image processing technique called high boost filtering. The method is successfully applied to two-dimensional photographic images exhibiting uncontrolled variations in pose and illumination. U...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - August 5, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Ballistics reviews: mechanisms of bullet wound traumaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The location of an entrance wound (bullet placement) and the projectile path are the most important factors in causing significant injury or death following a shooting. The head followed by the torso are the most vulnerable areas, with incapacitation resulting from central nervous system (brain or cord) disruption, or massive organ destruction with hemorrhage. Tissue and organ trauma result from the permanent wound cavity caused by direct destruction by the bullet, and also from radial stretching of surrounding tissues causing a temporary wound cavity. The extent of tissue damage is influenced by th...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - July 30, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Sudden adult deathEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract In the investigation of sudden death in adults, channelopathies, such as long QT syndrome, have risen to the fore in the minds of forensic pathologists in recent years. Examples of these disorders are touched upon in this review as an absence of abnormal findings at postmortem examination is characteristic and the importance of considering the diagnosis lies in the heritable nature of these conditions. Typically, a diagnosis of a possible channelopathy is evoked as an explanation for a ‘negative autopsy’ in a case of apparent sudden natural death. However, the one potential adverse effect of thi...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - July 22, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Response to Dr Whitaker’s letter regarding DNA reviews: low level DNA profilingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9098-4Authors Eleanor A. M. Graham, University of Leicester East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, RKCSB, Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester LE2 7LX UK Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - July 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Intimate partner homicideEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Intimate partner homicides represent the most severe outcome of intimate partner violence, and constitute more than a quarter (26%) of all homicides in adults over 15 years of age in Southern Denmark. In our experience the victims of partner homicides are primarily women, often from socially disadvantaged families, and that these homicides usually are the result of an impulsive act, with the perpetrator often committing suicide after the act. The aim of this study was to investigate these hypotheses further, and to provide an up-to-date overview of intimate partner homicides in Southern Denmark...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - July 14, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Physiological effects of the TASER® C2 conducted energy weaponEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract In previous studies, exposure to conducted energy weapons (CEWs) (such as TASER International’s Advanced TASER X26 device) resulted in leg muscle contraction, acidosis, increased blood electrolytes, and other biochemical and physiological changes. In the current study, experiments were performed to examine the effects of exposures to TASER International’s “C2” CEW, which is specifically marketed to civilian rather than law-enforcement users. Ten pigs (Sus scrofa) were sedated with an intramuscular injection of Telezol (tiletamine HCl and zolazepam HCl) and intubated. General anesthesia was m...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - July 14, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Investigative strategy for the forensic detection of sperm tracesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract In a retrospective study, the results from 786 samples of alleged sexual assaults during a 5-year period were evaluated. Of the samples, 758 were from female victims and 28 were from male victims. The material examined during this 5-year period consisted of 561 cotton swabs with swabs taken from the genitals, mouth, anus, or skin surface. In addition, textile products were examined 191 times, paper products 23 times, and other evidentiary materials 11 times. The acid phosphatase (acP) test was performed as a preliminary test for all samples, followed by microscopy after Baecchi staining. DNA analysi...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - June 11, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Elderly victim: an unusual autoerotic fatality involving an 87-year-old maleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The average age of autoerotic victims is in the early thirties. Elderly victims of more than 65 years of age are uncommon, consisting of less than 1% of cases. The following case represents the oldest victim ever reported: a 87-year-old man found hanging by a belt in his living room. The body of the deceased was completely naked, with a complex bondage system of ropes. In the victim’s bedroom closet, a suitcase contained similar ropes and belts suggesting prior autoerotic activity. Semen was also found at the scene. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-909...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - June 9, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Facial recognition and laser surface scan: a pilot studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Surface scanning of the face of a suspect is presented as a way to better match the facial features with those of a perpetrator from CCTV footage. We performed a simple pilot study where we obtained facial surface scans of volunteers and then in blind trials tried to match these scans with 2D photographs of the faces of the volunteers. Fifteen male volunteers were surface scanned using a Polhemus FastSCAN Cobra Handheld Laser Scanner. Three photographs were taken of each volunteer’s face in full frontal, profile and from above at an angle of 45° and also 45° laterally. Via special software (MIMI...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - June 9, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

A practical classification schema incorporating consideration of possible asphyxia in cases of sudden unexpected infant deathEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Although the rate of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has decreased over the last two decades, medical examiners and coroners are increasingly unwilling to use the SIDS diagnosis, particularly when there is an unsafe sleeping environment that might pose a risk for asphyxia. In order to reliably classify the infant deaths studied in a research setting in the mixed ancestory population in Cape Town, South Africa, we tested a classification system devised by us that incorporates the uncertainty of asphyxial risks at an infant death scene. We classified sudden infant deaths as: A) SIDS (where onl...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 31, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

What’s new beyond Forensics?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory What's NewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9091-yAuthors Ralph BouHaidar, University of Edinburgh Forensic Medicine Unit The Wilkie Building, Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG UKElisabeth E. Turk, Leicester Royal Infirmary East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building LE2 7LX Midlands UK Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 28, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Historical overview of wound ballistics researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Ballistics involves the study of the scientific properties of projectiles, their behavior and their terminal effects on biological tissues and other materials. Wound ballistics deals with the analysis of injuries caused by projectiles and the behavior of projectiles within human or other biological tissues. The nineteenth century witnessed the development of both of these areas with Kocher’s hydrodynamic theory and the understanding of the significance of bullet deformation in causing tissue injury. The degree of traumatic disruption of tissues and organs was also related to direct energy transfer...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 24, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Y chromosome STR typing in crime caseworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Since the beginning of the nineties the field of forensic Y chromosome analysis has been successfully developed to become commonplace in laboratories working in crime casework all over the world. The ability to identify male-specific DNA renders highly variable Y-chromosomal polymorphisms, the STR sequences, an invaluable addition to the standard panel of autosomal loci used in forensic genetics. The male-specificity makes the Y chromosome especially useful in cases of male/female cell admixture, namely in sexual assault cases. On the other hand, the haploidy and patrilineal inheritance complicates ...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 20, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

The influence of sex, age and body mass index on facial soft tissue depthsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, for the first time, a multivariate analysis was performed on a large-scale study on Caucasian adults to determine the “real” impact of these attributes. The calculation of a robust multiple linear regression of soft tissue thickness versus BMI, age and sex for each landmark separately, allowed us to study the impact from a statistical as well as practical point of view. Former findings were re-evaluated. Additionally, the results confirm the dominant role of BMI in the alterations of facial soft tissue thickness. However, excluding age and sex from the equation should be considered with care and can...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 13, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

A comparison of the use of refractive index (RI) and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for the provenance establishment of glass bottlesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The use of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been compared with the traditional method of refractive index (RI) measurement for the establishment of the provenance of glass bottles. Using the RI method alone, it is not possible to discriminate between certain glass bottles produced up to 18 days apart from a single manufacturing plant. Furthermore, variations in RI within a single bottle can be large enough to invalidate co-provenance establishment using this technique alone. Determination of the trace elemental composition of bottles collected over a 1...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 6, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Fatal thromboembolic complications following assault in a subject with an abdominal aortic aneurysmEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract A 62-year-old male with no significant medical history developed thromboembolic complications in the lower limbs shortly after an assault which involved punching and kicking to the trunk. Laparotomy revealed intra-abdominal injuries and an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Death from multi-organ failure and sepsis occurred 9 days post-injury. The discussion concentrates on blunt force trauma to the abdominal aorta, specifically on causation, mechanisms of injury and complications. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9084-xAuthors Andrew Meikle Davison, Wales Inst...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 5, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Facial reconstruction of a pathological caseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract In this paper, we describe a forensic paleopathology case using findings obtained from images of a skull with leontiasis ossea. This unique specimen is on display in the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico. The skull shows tissue overgrowth, periosteal bone proliferation, which produced a cortical and diploid thickening involving the entire bone matrix. The study of images, X-rays, and helical computed tomography revealed generalized hyperostosis obliterating the maxillary and sphenoid sinuses, and two exuberant bony masses arising from the maxilla with encroachment of the ante...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 2, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Sudden infant death syndrome and Ljungan virusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Ljungan virus (LV) has recently been associated with perinatal death in its natural rodent reservoir and also with developmental disorders of reproduction in laboratory mice. A strong epidemiological association has been found between small rodent abundance in Sweden and the incidence of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) in humans. LV antigen has been detected in half of the IUFD cases tested. The question was therefore raised whether sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) might be associated with rodent abundance, and whether the virus is present in cases of SIDS. Variation in the incidence of SIDS usin...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - May 1, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Response to low level DNA profilingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9081-0Authors Jonathan Whitaker, Forensic Science Services Laboratory Wetherby UKGillian Tully, Forensic Science Services Laboratory Wetherby UKKevin Sullivan, Forensic Science Services Laboratory Wetherby UK Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - April 28, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

M. Tsokos (ed.): Forensic Pathology Reviews, Vol 5Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9073-0Authors Stephan Seidl, University Erlangen-Nuremberg Institute of Legal Medicine Universitätsstr. 22 91054 Erlangen Germany Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - April 24, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Sophistry or justice: are the two mutually exclusive?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory EditorialDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9082-zAuthors Roger W. Byard, The University of Adelaide Discipline of Pathology, Level 3 Medical School North Building Frome Road Adelaide 5005 Australia Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - April 24, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Holographic topometry for a dense visualization of soft tissue for facial reconstructionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Facial reconstruction can be used as a forensic technique to identify a person, when no other identification method is applicable. The facial soft tissue thickness applied to the skull is crucial when performing an accurate facial reconstruction. Historically, scientists developed several techniques to measure the soft tissue of the face. It was their aim, to build a database of a unique point-set, differentiated by gender, age, ethnic origin, BMI. All used a limited number of landmarks and an inaccurate measuring technique. We developed a contact-free and precise measuring technique, using low-dose...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - April 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

PubMed citationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory AnnouncementDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9080-1 Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - April 3, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Richard N. Kocsis (ed.): Serial murder and the psychology of violent crimesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9074-zAuthors Saskia S. Guddat, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Berlin Germany Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - March 31, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Guilia Ottaviani: Crib Death. Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants: The Pathologist’s ViewpointEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9079-7Authors Michael Tsokos, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Berlin Germany Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - March 29, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Acute effects of an alternative electronic-control-device waveform in swineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract In previous studies, repeated 5-s exposures of anesthetized pigs to an electronic control device (TASER International’s Advanced TASER® X26 device) resulted in acidosis and increases in blood electrolytes. In the current study, experiments were performed to investigate the effects of longer continuous exposures to a different electronic-control-device waveform. After intramuscular injection of tiletamine HCl and zolazepam HCl, anesthesia was maintained with propofol infusion. Ten pigs were exposed to either 30- or 60-s applications of an electronic waveform similar to the TASER-X26 device. Transi...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - March 28, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Fatal retropharyngeal abscess: a possible marker of inflicted injury in infancy and early childhoodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Retropharyngeal abscesses are serious infections of the deep tissues of the neck associated with significant morbidity and mortality due to their proximity to vital structures. The most common age range is 2–4 years, with neonates accounting for approximately 10% of cases. The following report demonstrates possible forensic issues that may arise in such cases. Case Report: A 10-week-old infant was found dead in her father’s arms an hour after feeding. At autopsy death was due to a large retropharyngeal abscess with disseminated Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis. Other findings at autopsy of br...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - March 18, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

Burkhard Madea, Pekka Sauko (eds.): Forensic medicine in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9075-yAuthors Saskia S. Guddat, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Berlin Germany Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - February 27, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

What’s new beyond forensicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory What's New Beyond ForensicsDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9072-1Authors Elisabeth E. Turk, Leicester Royal Infirmary East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building Midlands LE2 7LX UKRalph BouHaidar, University of Edinburgh Forensic Medicine Unit The Wilkie Building, Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG UK Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - February 24, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

“Munchausen syndrome by proxy”: problems and possibilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory EditorialDOI 10.1007/s12024-009-9071-2Authors Roger W. Byard, The University of Adelaide and Forensic Science SA Discipline of Pathology Level 3 Medical School North Building, Frome Road Adelaide SA 5005 Australia Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - February 13, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals

The second impact syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory CommentaryDOI 10.1007/s12024-008-9063-7Authors Roger W. Byard, The University of Adelaide Discipline of Pathology Adelaide 5005 AustraliaRobert Vink, The University of Adelaide Discipline of Pathology Adelaide 5005 Australia Journal Forensic Science, Medicine, and PathologyOnline ISSN 1556-2891Print ISSN 1547-769X (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - January 16, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology Source Type: journals