| Literature DB >> 20494604 |
Garyfalia Ampanozi1, Thomas D Ruder, Ulrich Preiss, Kerstin Aschenbroich, Tanja Germerott, Laura Filograna, Michael J Thali.
Abstract
Hatchet blows to the human skull often cause fatal injuries. We present a case of homicide by hatchet blow that underwent CT, MRI, and autopsy examination. Skull fragmentation, fracture lines, and brain injuries were demonstrated prior to autopsy. Many of the hatchet-specific characteristics (flaking, crushing, shattering, and fracture lines) described in literature were observed in the post-mortem imaging of this case. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20494604 DOI： 10.1016/j.legalmed.2010.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leg Med (Tokyo) ISSN： 1344-6223 Impact factor: 1.376