Abstract:
:Post-mortem radiology and autopsy findings in a series of six diving-related deaths are presented. The cases had different causes of death but essentially similar radiological findings. We propose that the so-called classical radiological features of cerebral arterial gas embolism more likely represent "off-gassing" (gas coming out of solution into intra-vascular spaces due to pressure changes). As such, we suggest that post-mortem radiology, when accompanying a competent autopsy examination, be limited to the chest, whereby it may be useful in the demonstration of pneumothoraces which might not be demonstrated at autopsy, thereby providing supporting evidence for barotrauma in the context of appropriate clinical and autopsy findings.
journal_name
J Forensic Leg Medjournal_title
Journal of forensic and legal medicineauthors
Wheen LC,Williams MPdoi
10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-07-01 00:00:00pages
273-6issue
5eissn
1752-928Xissn
1878-7487pii
S1752-928X(08)00247-3journal_volume
16pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2018.07.015
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of forensic and legal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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