Still frame from the hour of death: Acute intracerebral hemorrhage on post-mortem computed tomography in a decomposed corpse

Ruder, Thomas; Zech, Wolf-Dieter; Hatch, Gary M.; Ross, Steffen; Ampanozi, Garyfalia; Thali, Michael J.; Flach, Patricia M. (2013). Still frame from the hour of death: Acute intracerebral hemorrhage on post-mortem computed tomography in a decomposed corpse. Journal of Forensic Radioloy and Imaging, 1(2), pp. 73-76. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jofri.2013.03.042

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We report a case of an acute hypertensive, intracerebral hemorrhage on post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) in a decomposed corpse. In clinical radiology, the appearance of blood on cross-sectional imaging is used to estimate the age of intracranial hemorrhage. The findings from this case indicate that characteristics of intracerebral blood on PMCT provide a still frame of the hemorrhage, as it was at the time of death. This observation suggests that the appearance of blood on PMCT may be used to estimate the age of an intracerebral hemorrhage but not to estimate the post-mortem interval.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Medicine
UniBE Contributor:	Ruder, Thomas, Zech, Wolf-Dieter, Ross, Steffen
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	2212-4780
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Aisha Stefania Mzinga
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2014 14:37
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:34
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.jofri.2013.03.042
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Post-mortem computed tomography, Decomposition, Intracranial hemorrhage, Post-mortem changes, Virtopsy
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/53158