title: Computed tomography of projectile injuries.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) is a gold standard in clinical imaging but forensic professions have been slow to embrace radiological advances. Forensic applications of CT are now exponentially expanding, replacing other imaging methods. As post-mortem cross-sectional imaging increases, radiologists will fall under increasing pressure to interpret complex forensic cases involving both living and deceased patients. This review presents a wide variety of weapon and projectile types aiding interpretation of projectile injuries both in forensic and clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Pathology Unit, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Building, Leicester, UK. aj84@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Rutty
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D044709:Forensic Ballistics; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*