title: [The use of impedance plethysmography in the forensic medical diagnosis of the time of death].
abstract: Diagnosis of the time of death (DTD) is a pressing problem of forensic medicine. For defining the criteria of DTD by impedance plethysmography, electric conductivity of tissues was studied in 45 corpses of male subjects aged 18-44 years who died from craniocerebral injuries. Autolytic changes were characterized by a wave-like pattern, with periods of stability replaced by necrobiotic processes. This allows recording residual activity of surviving cells and tissues in a corpse during the early postmortem period. Based on these data, a model of postmortem changes in tissues can be created for DTD.
authors.forename: Iu I
authors.initials: IuI
authors.lastname: Pigolkin
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Korovin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003643:Death; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors