title: A Fatal Case of a Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Detected by Postmortem Computed Tomography Angiography Using a New Contrast-Medium Solution.
abstract: Forensic autopsy is still the criterion standard in legal investigations. Currently, notable transformation is occurring because postmortem imaging is being increasingly endorsed. This article highlights the effectiveness of postmortem computed tomography angiography by using a new contrast medium mixture as a solitary tool to define the cause and manner of death in a ruptured cerebral aneurysm case. Based on the imaging results, autopsy was not mandated and the case was closed.
authors.affiliation: From the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stamatios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stamou
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gascho
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eggert
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Thali
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Flach
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D003287:Contrast Media; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; C028570:Ringer's acetate; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; C054871:ioversol