2nd Edition

Forensic and Clinical Forensic Autopsy An Atlas and Handbook

Edited By Cristoforo Pomara, Vittorio Fineschi Copyright 2021
226 Pages
by CRC Press

226 Pages
by CRC Press

226 Pages
by CRC Press

Forensic and Clinical Forensic Autopsy: An Atlas and Handbook, Second Edition , provides a step-by-step, photo-assisted guide illustrating the complete autopsy, from pre- through post-autopsy procedures. All too often, forensic pathologists perform autopsies that are limited only to the body parts that are suspected, leading to biased and inaccurate results. A correct diagnosis for cause of... Read more

1 A Methodological Approach to the External Examination

[STEFANO D’ERRICO AND MONICA SALERNO]

2 Adult Autopsy

[CRISTOFORO POMARA, MONICA SALERNO, AND VITTORIO FINESCHI]

3 Pediatric and Fetal Autopsies

[STEFANO D’ERRICO, ANGELO MONTANA, GIULIO DI MIZIO, AND

MONICA SALERNO]

4 Postmortem Radiology and Digital Imaging:

From Traumatic Injuries to Natural Death

[GIUSEPPE BERTOZZI, FRANCESCO PIO CAFARELLI, ANDREA GIOVANNI

MUSUMECI, GIULIO ZIZZO, GIAMPAOLO GRILLI, AND CRISTOFORO POMARA]

5 Forensic Genetics and Genomic

[FRANCESCO SESSA, FRANCESCA MAGLIETTA, ALESSIO ASMUNDO,

AND CRISTOFORO POMARA]

6 Human Skeletal Remains: A Multidisciplinary Approach

[FRANCESCO SESSA, DARIO PIOMBINO-MASCALI, NICHOLAS

MÁRQUEZ-GRANT, LUIGI CIPOLLONI, AND CRISTOFORO POMARA]

Biography

Cristoforo Pomara, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Catania, Italy, and a full professor in Forensic Medicine. His research activity focuses primarily on forensic pathology, histopathology, dissection techniques, forensic toxicology, and forensic genetics. He is also an expert in medical professional liability, clinical governance and risk management, bioethics, compensation for personal injury, and vaccination issues, and is experienced in professional diseases. Pomara has authored over 200 scientific publications, as well as a number of textbooks, including the Manual Forensic Autopsy: A Handbook and Atlas (CRC Press, 2010). He is a leading scientist in his field of investigation.

Vittorio Fineschi MD, PhD, is a full professor in Forensic Medicine at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. His over-35-year expertise encompasses forensic pathology, histopathology, dissection techniques, forensic toxicology, as well as forensic genetics. He is also trained in medical professional liability, clinical governance and risk management, bioethics, compensation for personal injury, as well as professional diseases. He has authored over 400 scientific papers, as well as a number of textbooks, including Pathology of the Heart and Sudden Death in Forensic Medicine (CRC Press, 2006). He is the Director of the Legal Medicine and Insurance, Policlinico Umberto I, at the Sapienza University of Rome.