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Kraniales CT als Grundlage von Tatrekonstruktion und Identifizierung eines Tatwerkzeuges
... Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) techniques allow the detection, visualization, and description of complex injuries that have medico-legal relevance and, in many cases, the identification of the cause of death [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. In particular, since they can show the skeletal system and major parenchymal alterations and, in particular, foreign bodies, they are frequently used in the forensic analysis of terrorist attack victims [16][17][18]. ...
In a foreign country, a religious terrorist group raided a restaurant, using pipe bombs, sharp-edged weapons, and various types of firearms (handguns, submachine guns, and AK-47 assault rifles) loaded with normal and prohibited bullets to kill foreigner customers, some of whom were Italian tourists. Local pathologists performed forensic autopsies on the bodies, but we were asked to perform additional external examinations, postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) scans, and then a second round of complete autopsies on nine victims (5 females and 4 males). Four victims had slash wounds inflicted by sharp-edged weapons, mostly localized in the head and neck. All but two victims had gunshot wounds. Finally, three casualties had injuries caused by the explosion of improvised explosive devices. In all cases, PMCT was a reliable source of information and provided strategic guide during autopsies, helping identify and describe the injuries and thus reconstruct the events. Therefore, in these cases, we suggest integrating the autopsy findings with the postmortem radiological data.
... In the case of a fall on the back of the head, these criteria particularly include skull base fractures and hemorrhage or laceration of the overlaying soft tissue. Additionally, coup or contrecoup injuries at the frontal and temporal lobe of the brain may occur, as well as bony contrecoup injuries of the orbit walls and the petrous bones (Madea & Preuß 2005;Madea & Urbach 2014). ...
In the course of a scientific cooperation between the German Mummy Project at the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim (Germany) and the Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art Luxembourg (Luxembourg), an ancient Egyptian mummy head was analyzed using a multidisciplinary approach including radiocarbon dating, ultra-high resolution computed tomography, physical anthropology, forensic medicine and Egyptology. Dated to the Roman Period, the mummy head belonged to an upper-class woman between 25 and 35 years of age. Computed tomography revealed a lethal blunt force trauma affecting the dorsal parts of the parietal bones, below the intact overlaying soft tissue. Moreover, ancient medical treatment was evidenced through localized shaving of the hair on the affected area, which indicates that efforts have been made to keep the woman alive. This astonishing example of homicide demonstrates the enormous scientific benefit brought by the multidisciplinary investigation of mummified bodies and body parts, and sheds light on life, death and medical care of a woman from Roman Period Egypt.
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