OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to examine the clinical forensic findings of strangulation according to their ability to differentiate between life-threatening and non-life-threatening strangulation, compare clinical and MRI findings of the neck and discuss a simple score for life-threatening strangulation (SLS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forensic pathologists classified a continuous sample of 56 survivors of strangulation into life-threatening cases by clinical history and examination alone. Subjective, objective and radiological signs were evaluated for discriminating the two groups. RESULTS: In 27% of the cases life was in danger. The most significant signs of danger to life were congestive petechial hemorrhage in the face (eyes); hematoma of the neck and loss of consciousness. The radiological score could compete with the clinical scores. CONCLUSION: Clinical forensic findings differ significantly in non-life-threatening and life-threatening manual strangulation. Thanks to MRI a rather objective test for life-threatening strangulation can be added to a SLS. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to examine the clinical forensic findings of strangulation according to their ability to differentiate between life-threatening and non-life-threatening strangulation, compare clinical and MRI findings of the neck and discuss a simple score for life-threatening strangulation (SLS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forensic pathologists classified a continuous sample of 56 survivors of strangulation into life-threatening cases by clinical history and examination alone. Subjective, objective and radiological signs were evaluated for discriminating the two groups. RESULTS: In 27% of the cases life was in danger. The most significant signs of danger to life were congestive petechial hemorrhage in the face (eyes); hematoma of the neck and loss of consciousness. The radiological score could compete with the clinical scores. CONCLUSION: Clinical forensic findings differ significantly in non-life-threatening and life-threatening manual strangulation. Thanks to MRI a rather objective test for life-threatening strangulation can be added to a SLS. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors: Katja Schulze; Lars Christian Ebert; Thomas Daniel Ruder; Barbara Fliss; Sebastian Alexander Poschmann; Dominic Gascho; Michael Josef Thali; Patricia Mildred Flach Journal: Br J Radiol Date: 2018-02-01 Impact factor: 3.039
Authors: Jakob Heimer; Carlo Tappero; Dominic Gascho; Patricia Flach; Thomas D Ruder; Michael J Thali; Sabine Franckenberg Journal: Eur Radiol Date: 2019-02-22 Impact factor: 5.315