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Examples of the hyperdense rim sign on PMCT scans of the skull. Multiplanar reformat of two PMCT, exploring cutaneous tissue, tangent to the entry wound. Distinct subcutaneous hyperdense rim sign surrounding the entry gunshot wound on a PMCT scan of the skull (A). Subtler hyperdense rim sign on another PMCT scan, in an entry wound (B)
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Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is an increasingly utilized tool in forensic medicine for evaluating head gunshot injuries. Vault bevelling sign, when present, provides information regarding entry and exit wounds; when absent, identifying wound type on PMCT remains challenging. A cutaneous hyperdense ring, described in an animal study by Jun...
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