title: Forensic usefulness of the silicone rubber cast of the cardiac vessels.
abstract: Adequate examination of the coronary arteries at forensic autopsy is often difficult. No matter whether the arteries are opened longitudinally or transversely, each method has its disadvantages. A technique making silicone rubber casts of the cardiac vessels providing simultaneous angiography is described. The method allows the three-dimensional precise assessment of stenotic lesions of the coronary arteries. It is concluded that the method examined could be useful for the forensic problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umetsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers