1st Edition
Forensic Pathology of Fractures and Mechanisms of Injury Postmortem CT Scanning
By Michael P. Burke
Copyright 2012
274 Pages
by
CRC Press
274 Pages
381 Color Illustrations
by
CRC Press
274 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Practitioners of forensic medicine have various tools at their disposal to determine cause of death, and today’s computed tomography (CT) can provide valuable clues if images are interpreted properly. Forensic Pathology of Fractures and Mechanisms of Injury: Postmortem CT Scanning is a guide for the forensic pathologist who wants to use CT imaging to assist in determining the mechanism of... Read more
Introduction of Computed Tomography (CT) into Routine Forensic Pathology Practice. Fractures. Computed Tomography. Head: Skull, Face, and Hyoid Bone. Spine. Chest. Upper Limbs. Pelvis. Lower Limbs. The Use of CT in Difficult Forensic Cases. Concluding Remarks. Index.
Biography
Michael P. Burke has been a consulting forensic pathologist for 18 years and has performed 12,500 autopsies. He has worked in Kosovo as part of the United Nations investigation of war crimes and was part of the team investigating the Port Arthur massacre in Hobart, Tasmania.
