naa a22 4500 510747795 CHVBK 20180411083053.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11547-012-0910-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11547-012-0910-y Virtual autopsy using multislice computed tomography in forensic medical diagnosis of drowning [Elektronische Daten] [M. Ambrosetti, C. Barbiani, G. El-Dalati, E. Pellini, D. Raniero, A. De Salvia, R. Pozzi Mucelli] Autopsia virtuale mediante tomografia computerizzata multistrato nella diagnosi medico-forense di annegamento Purpose: This study evaluated the usefulness of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the postmortem diagnosis of death by drowning in fresh water by measuring the difference of blood density within the cardiac chambers. Materials and methods: Twenty-two corpses including six cases of fresh-water drowning (group A) and 16 deaths by other causes (group B), among which were also different forms of mechanical asphyxia other than drowning, underwent MDCT and conventional autopsy. Blood density within the right and left heart chambers, the aorta and the pulmonary trunk was measured and values compared between groups and within each group between heart chambers. Results: Blood density in all cardiac chambers was lower in group A than in group B. The difference was statistically significant within the left atrium and ventricle and was significantly lower in the left than in the right heart chambers in group A only. Conclusions: MDCT, together with conventional autopsy, may contribute to the diagnosis of drowning, by measuring blood density in the heart chambers. Springer-Verlag Italia, 2013 Multi detector row computed tomography nationallicence Virtual autopsy nationallicence Drowning nationallicence Tomografia computerizzata multistrato nationallicence Autopsia virtuale nationallicence Annegamento nationallicence Ambrosetti M. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut Barbiani C. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut El-Dalati G. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut Pellini E. Sezione di Medicina Legale-DSPMC, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut Raniero D. Sezione di Medicina Legale-DSPMC, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut De Salvia A. Sezione di Medicina Legale-DSPMC, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut Pozzi Mucelli R. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut La radiologia medica Springer Milan 118/4(2013-06-01), 679-687 0033-8362 118:4<679 2013 118 11547 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-012-0910-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-012-0910-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ambrosetti M. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barbiani C. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- El-Dalati G. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pellini E. Sezione di Medicina Legale-DSPMC, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Raniero D. Sezione di Medicina Legale-DSPMC, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- De Salvia A. Sezione di Medicina Legale-DSPMC, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pozzi Mucelli R. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- La radiologia medica Springer Milan 118/4(2013-06-01), 679-687 0033-8362 118:4<679 2013 118 11547 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer