Coronary artery compression by teflon pledget granuloma following aortic valve replacement.

abstract：:Forensic DNA interpretation is transitioning from manual interpretation based usually on binary decision-making toward computer-based systems that model the probability of the profile given different explanations for it, termed probabilistic genotyping (PG). Decision-making by laboratories to implement probability-bas...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Buckleton JS,Bright JA,Gittelson S,Moretti TR,Onorato AJ,Bieber FR,Budowle B,Taylor DA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report, a very obese young woman who claimed to be 17 gestational weeks into pregnancy, sought an elective abortion. Upon dilation and curettage, the doctor assessed the fetal remains to be nearly 26 gestational weeks. After contacting local authorities, who turned the case over to the Office of the Medic...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Huxley AK,Sibley MA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this paper is to report on the successful implementation of forensic facial approximation in a real case in the forensic context. A three-dimensional (3D) facial approximation protocol of the skull was performed with free software, applying techniques in a virtual environment that have already...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Baldasso RP,Moraes C,Gallardo E,Stumvoll MB,Crespo KC,Strapasson RAP,de Oliveira RN

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five permanent teeth, including eight carious ones whose pulp cavities had been exposed, were used for this research 3-5 weeks after extraction. Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, at pH 7.2) was employed to extract ABO blood group substance from tooth powder. ABO grouping was performed on blood-stained compresses ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Xingzhi X,Ji L,Hao F,Ming L,Zhuyao L

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluids from frozen muscle tissue taken from 449 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were analyzed using a radioimmunoassay technique for testosterone. Comparing 309 deer sampled in early November, antlered males had significantly higher tissue testosterone levels (range = 0.18 to 16.00 ng/mL) than females (rang...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kerr KD

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zip guns and the atypical gunshot wounds they produce are rare in forensic pathology. Because of this, investigators and forensic pathologists may be unfamiliar with their construction, appearance, and the wounds associated with them. A 43-year-old mechanic, with a history of depression was found dead in a washroom st...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cunliffe CH,Denton JS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four tribal populations of Andhra Pradesh, South India (1), Chenchu (n=100), Lambadi (n=107), Naikpod Gond (n=104) and Yerukula (n=101) were analyzed for DNA polymorphisms at 15 tetranucleotide and 2 pentanucleotide short tandem repeat (STR) loci in the present study. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bindu GH,Trivedi R,Kashyap VK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred psychological autopsies on equivocal (suicide versus accident) deaths were reviewed to ascertain which factors are significant in making the determination between suicidal and accidental deaths. Factors varied in relative importance according to the method used to cause death. Significant factors included...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Litman RE

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The delusional misidentification syndromes are characterized by a misidentification delusion of the self and/or others. Delusional misidentification syndromes frequently occur in psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, psychotic disorder due to general medical condition, or psychotic disorder not otherwise specifie...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Silva JA,Ferrari MM,Leong GB,Weinstock R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "physical strength hypothesis" (PSH) predicts that where there is the greatest discrepancy in size and strength between offenders and victims, the former will use superior weaponry (e.g., firearms) to overcome structural imbalances against the latter. Using archival data from the New York Times and the Chicago Tri...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Shon PC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which radiographic comparison of a clavicle was used to establish the identification of a civilian missing from the Vietnam conflict. While the use of radiographic comparison of skeletal features is not a newly developed technique for personal identification purposes, this case outlines a unique ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Adams BJ,Maves RC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional visualization is an important tool in the evaluation and demonstration of injury. Creating convincing graphics, however, requires strict distinction between illustrative and reconstructive visualizations and a method of validation. We present a case in which we used a radiation-planning tool to provi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Oliver WR,Chancellor AS,Soltys M,Symon J,Cullip T,Rosenman J,Hellman R,Boxwala A,Gormley W

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel technique for the development of latent fingerprints is presented. It is based on placing a fingerprint-bearing object inside a corona discharge induced plasma. The development of various real and artificial fingerprints on metallic substrates under a wide range of conditions is studied. Using the results of t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Halahmi E,Levi O,Kronik L,Boxman RL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work reviews the hazards and risks of practicing forensic anthropology in North America, with a focus on pathogens encountered through contact with unpreserved human remains. Since the publication of Galloway and Snodgrass' seminal paper concerning the hazards of forensic anthropology, research has provided new i...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Roberts LG,Dabbs GR,Spencer JR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have been published regarding suicidal hanging deaths, and most forensic pathologists and coroners are very familiar with such causes of death. Forensic pathologists are challenged over their rulings regarding manner of death in part because the general public has a limited scope of knowledge. One such ch...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dean DE,Kohler LJ,Sterbenz GC,Gillespie PJ,Gonzaga NS,Bauer LJ,Looman K,Owens O

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jet-propelled personal watercraft (PWC) or jet-skis have become increasingly popular. The means of propulsion of PWC, which is a jet of water forced out of small nozzle at the rear of the craft, combined with a high risk of falling off of the seat and into close proximity with the water jet stream, raise the potential...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Freeman MD,Everson TM,Kohles SS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is thought that, in a consignment of discrete units, a certain proportion of the units contain illegal material. A sample of the consignment is to be inspected. Various methods for the determination of the sample size are compared. The consignment will be considered as a random sample from some super-population of ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Aitken CG

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is a craniofacial malformation affecting more than seven million people worldwide that results in defects of the hard palate, teeth, maxilla, nasal spine and floor, and maxillodental asymmetry. CLP facial soft-tissue depth (FSTD) values have never been published. The purpose of this research...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Starbuck JM,Ghoneima A,Kula K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorption extraction on diatomaceous earth was examined and found to be compatible with typical postmortem blood specimens encountered in forensic toxicology. The effects of solvent, solvent volume, eluate flow rate, and pH on drug recovery and extract quality were investigated. It was concluded that the best method ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Logan BK,Stafford DT

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most studies of saw marks have focused on morphological characteristics and their utility in identifying saws suspected to have been utilized in cases of criminal dismemberment. The present study examined the extent to which metric analysis may be used to correlate saw blade measurements with minimum kerf widths (MKWs...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Menschel M,Pokines JT,Reinecke G

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an autopsy case of an 11-year-old girl who suffered mechanical asphyxia from falling off the metal bars in the playground. This autopsy case is interesting because of the atypical trauma and lesions. To our knowledge there has been no similiar published case reports in the forensic literature. The young age ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Durak D,Fedakar R,Eren B,Saka E,Durak VA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the racial patterns of crimes committed by sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). This study examined race and age influences on victim-offender relationship for juvenile and adult SHOs. A large sample (N = 3868) from the Supplemental Homicide Reports (1976-2005) was used. Analyses of victim-offender ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Chan HC,Myers WC,Heide KM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undocumented Border Crosser (UBC) deaths in Arizona are a major issue faced by medicolegal authorities. Currently, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner (MCOME) is in possession of over two hundred unidentified individuals, more than half of whom are presumed to be UBCs. The primary goal of this study was...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Fleischman JM,Kendell AE,Eggers CC,Fulginiti LC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated both site dependent differences and time dependent changes in postmortem morphine concentrations in man. In 32 deaths involving morphine, left ventricular blood, femoral blood, and cisternal cerebrospinal fluid, were collected as soon after death as possible (T1), and collected again together with...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Logan BK,Smirnow D

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatal ingestion of methotrimeprazine is unusual, and while therapeutic drug levels are established as concentrations between 0.02 to 0.14 mg/L, fatal levels are not. The following describes a case of fatal suicidal ingestion of methotrimeprazine in which the measured concentration of methotrimeprazine in the blood was...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Avis SP,Holzbecher MD

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since forensic facial approximations are used to promote recognition of a deceased person, an accurate forensic facial approximation (FFA) should be easily recognized as the person to whom the skull belonged (target individual). However, the accuracy of FFAs has been previously assessed by the direct comparison of an ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Stephan CN

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboemboli were found diffusely throughout the pulmonary vasculature system of a 76-year-old white female who died unexpectedly 3 days following injury and repair of a left hip intracapsular fracture. A diffuse chronic nonspecific myocarditis with marked fat atrophy, an acute myocardial infarct of the posterior lef...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Perrot LJ,Froede RC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The male-specific Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR) is a useful tool in forensic casework. The Y haplotype comprised of 16 loci, which is amplified simultaneously by AmpFlSTR(®) Yfiler(TM) PCR kit and provides strong exculpatory evidence in individual identification. We reported a rare Y-STR profile with a null ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ma Y,Kuang JZ,Zhu W,Yang Z,Wang YJ,Nie TG,Li C,Hou YP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the retention of blood stains on twelve different types of fabrics after washing at various drying times. The findings of this study, supported by chi-square analysis, indicate that the retention of bloodstains on washed fabrics depends upon the particular fiber composition...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cox M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Siding and sequencing (that is, putting in anatomical order) human ribs are essential to the proper examination and documentation of injuries to the chest. The paucity of information regarding sequencing nonfleshed human ribs makes it particularly difficult for physical anthropologists and medicolegal authorities to d...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Mann RW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00