Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6555402 | Legal Medicine | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Two 60-year-old males were found at their homes whose bodies had deteriorated due to putrefaction. To prevent worm invasion and minimize deterioration, dry ice was used prior to the autopsy investigation. Prior to autopsy, postmortem CT demonstrated a decreased density in brain parenchyma at the dry-iced side, and autopsy revealed deteriorated brain parenchyma with frozen effect (presented like sherbet). Moreover, the deteriorated cerebral parenchyma maintained their structure and they were evaluated by cutting. When lower CT density presents in postmortem CT, the freezing effect may need to be considered and the physician should evaluate the cadaver's postmortem condition to prevent misdiagnoses.
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Authors
Miyu Sugimoto, Hideki Hyodoh, Masumi Rokukawa, Ayumi Kanazawa, Rina Murakami, Junya Shimizu, Shunichiro Okazaki, Keisuke Mizuo, Satoshi Watanabe,