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Alsop, Kirsty, Norman, Danielle, Baier, Waltraud, Colclough, Jim and Williams, Mark A. (2022) Advantages of micro‐CT in the case of a complex dismemberment. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67 (3). pp. 1258-1266. doi:10.1111/1556-4029.15007
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15007
Abstract
This case study reports the advantages of micro-CT to aid the investigative process in a complex dismemberment case. Micro-CT was successfully implemented to scan all skeletal remains of a dismembered female. The digital models were utilized to (i) screen for any further injuries not related to the dismemberment, (ii) provide measurements from false starts non-destructively, and (iii) visually represent the evidence in a structured format in court to improve the understanding of the forensic evidence by the jury. Acquiring high-resolution scans in this manner improved the efficiency of the forensic investigation by screening the remains and provided complementary toolmark evidence to the investigating team and forensic pathologist. A total of 14 false starts were identified along with the directionality of each dismemberment cut. Furthermore, the visual 3D representation of the remains in court provided a powerful tool to communicate this important evidence to the jury and form a prosecution narrative. As a forensic radiological method, micro-CT provided valuable information both in the investigation and the court presentation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QM Human anatomy R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Microcomputed tomography , Forensic sciences -- Technological innovations, Dismemberment , Forensic sciences -- Data processing, Forensic radiography, Human skeleton --Imaging | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Forensic Sciences | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0022-1198 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | May 2022 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 67 | ||||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1258-1266 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/1556-4029.15007 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||
| Copyright Holders: | © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Forensic Sciences published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Academy of Forensic Sciences. | ||||||||
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