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DOI:10.2214/AJR.07.2754
AJR 2008; 190:W106-W111
© American Roentgen Ray Society


Pictorial Essay

MDCT Analysis of Projectile Injury in Forensic Investigation

H. Theodore Harcke1,2, Angela D. Levy2, John M. Getz3 and Stephen R. Robinson3

1 Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.
2 Department of Radiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
3 Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rockville, MD.

OBJECTIVE. This article illustrates the MDCT postmortem imaging features that have the potential to enhance forensic investigation and conventional autopsy.

CONCLUSION. MDCT may guide, direct, or limit forensic autopsy in projectile injury cases, thereby eliminating the need for a complete invasive autopsy.

Keywords: forensic autopsy • MDCT • projectile injury


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