New aluminum-jacketed ammunition: the case of the "invisible" jacket.
The recovery of the metallic jacket fired from higher-velocity weapons is crucial for ballistics testing. Therefore, even when exit wounds are present, radiographs should routinely be made. The use of the new Winchester Western Silvertip ammunition may present a problem to the forensic pathologist because of the use of aluminum-jacketed bullets. Aluminum is only faintly radiopaque and may easily be overlooked on x-ray. An illustrative case is reported.
D000328:Adult; D000535:Aluminum; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013405:Suicide; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D000535:Aluminum