Synopsis of Postmortem CT and CT Angiography for Death Investigation

Part I. Application of CT in postmortem imaging
– an emerging subspecialty of radiology
Chapter 1. Brief history of forensic imaging • 03
Chapter 2. Fundamental aspects of X-ray computed tomography • 06
Chapter 3. Postmortem CT and CT angiography • 15

Part II. Traumatic death
Chapter 4. Blunt force trauma • 28
Chapter 5. Penetrating injuries • 53
Chapter 6. Blast injury • 72

Part III. Death by asphyxiation
Chapter 7. Strangulation • 80
Chapter 8. Drowning • 85

Part IV. Nontraumatic death
Chapter 9. Deaths by natural causes • 94
Chapter 10. Death with medicolegal issues • 140

Part V. Artifacts frequently found on postmortem CT and CTA
Chapter 11. Perimortem intervention and CTA-specific artifacts • 152
Chapter 12. Decomposition • 160