caa a22 4500 475787374 CHVBK 20180406123702.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004149900124 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004149900124 Detection of gunshot residues in routine CTs [Elektronische Daten] [K. M. Stein, M. L. Bahner, J. Merkel, S. Ain, R. Mattern] The forensic assessment of non-fatal gunshot wounds often proves to be difficult as wounds have usually been cleaned and protected with a sterile bandage by the time of the examination. The aim of our investigation was to test the possible application of computed tomography (CT) for the forensic assessment. Doing so raised the questions whether gunshot residues in the soft tissues, detected by means of 3-dimensional CT, can be used as evidence of a close-range shot and whether conclusions can be drawn pertaining to the range of the shot or the type of bullet used based on the distribution of the radiologically detectable material? In this experimental study 39 shots were fired at fresh pig skin and it was possible to distinguish shots fired from distances of more than 10 cm and contact shots independent of the type of bullet. For unjacketed lead bullets, radiopaque material could be seen in the depth of the entrance wound for firing distances up to 10 cm. In individual cases, CT data and the 3-D reconstruction could provide valuable information in the forensic assessment of patients with gunshot wounds. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Key words Gun-shot wound nationallicence Computed tomography nationallicence Range of fire nationallicence Pig skin nationallicence Stein K. M. Institut für Rechts- und Verkehrsmedizin der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Voßstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany e-mail: kirsten_marion_stein@med.uni-heidelberg.de, Tel.: +49-6221-568914, Fax: +49-6221-565252, DE aut Bahner M. L. Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany, DE aut Merkel J. Landeskriminalamt Baden Württemberg, Referat 705a/Schußwaffen, Taubenheimstrasse 85, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany, DE aut Ain S. Landespolizeidirektion Karlsruhe, Kriminaltechnische Untersuchungsstelle, Fachgruppe Schußwaffen, Karl-Friedrich-Strasse 15, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany, DE aut Mattern R. Institut für Rechts- und Verkehrsmedizin der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Voßstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany e-mail: kirsten_marion_stein@med.uni-heidelberg.de, Tel.: +49-6221-568914, Fax: +49-6221-565252, DE aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s004149900124 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004149900124 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stein K. M. Institut für Rechts- und Verkehrsmedizin der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Voßstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany e-mail: kirsten_marion_stein@med.uni-heidelberg.de, Tel.: +49-6221-568914, Fax: +49-6221-565252, DE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bahner M. L. Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany, DE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Merkel J. Landeskriminalamt Baden Württemberg, Referat 705a/Schußwaffen, Taubenheimstrasse 85, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany, DE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ain S. Landespolizeidirektion Karlsruhe, Kriminaltechnische Untersuchungsstelle, Fachgruppe Schußwaffen, Karl-Friedrich-Strasse 15, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany, DE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mattern R. Institut für Rechts- und Verkehrsmedizin der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Voßstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany e-mail: kirsten_marion_stein@med.uni-heidelberg.de, Tel.: +49-6221-568914, Fax: +49-6221-565252, DE aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer