title: [Conventional radiology versus the increasing importance of post-mortem computed tomography].
abstract: Radiological imaging can provide valuable additional information, facilitate and improve the quality of subsequent autopsy. Although the use of cross-sectional imaging methods is increasing, they are not always available in medico-legal practice. In many cases it is advisable to perform conventional X-rays before autopsy, especially in cases of gunshot injuries, as illustrated by a case in which the victim suffered several gunshot wounds with one projectile lodged in a vertebral body. The radiological findings essentially contributed to the rapid location of the projectiles and the reconstruction of the bullet paths.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heinze
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uebbing
authors.lastname: Ralf-Jürgen Schroder
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Breitmeier
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014962:X-Ray Film