Cognitive bias in forensic pathology decisions. [PDF]
J Forensic Sci, 2021 Forensic pathologists’ decisions are critical in police investigations and court proceedings as they determine whether an unnatural death of a young child was an accident or homicide. Does cognitive bias affect forensic pathologists’ decision‐making?
Dror I +6 more
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Fatal gastric volvulus: forensic pathology considerations and postmortem CT findings. [PDF]
Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 2023 Gastric volvulus is a rare cause of gastric obstruction, due to the rotation of the stomach by more than 180°. It is a rare but life-threatening medical emergency that is considered difficult to diagnose at the initial clinical presentation.
Littlewood M +4 more
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomic strategy for ecchymotic skin examination in forensic pathology. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics has recently attracted the attention from forensic pathologists. This work is the first report of the development of a shotgun bottom-up proteomic approach based on rapid protein extraction and nano-liquid ...
Toma L +15 more
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Evaluation of Muscle Proteins for Estimating the Post-Mortem Interval in Veterinary Forensic Pathology. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary The delimitation of the postmortem interval (PMI) is a very important parameter in veterinary forensic medicine. Indeed, the PMI can provide law enforcement with useful information to correctly determine a temporal relationship between a ...
Piegari G +8 more
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The Introduction of a New Diagnostic Tool in Forensic Pathology: LiDAR Sensor for 3D Autopsy Documentation. [PDF]
Biosensors (Basel), 2022 Autopsy is a complex and unrepeatable procedure. It is essential to have the possibility of reviewing the autoptic findings, especially when it is done for medico-legal purposes.
Maiese A +3 more
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An Update on Myocarditis in Forensic Pathology. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)In forensic medicine, myocarditis is a complicated topic in the context of sudden death and medical malpractice. A good knowledge of the etiopathology, histopathology, and available literature are both indispensable and essential for the correct ...
Falleti J +5 more
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Bases of Forensic Pathology Expert Testimony With Emphasis on Iowa v Tyler. [PDF]
Acad Forensic Pathol, 2021 Judicial scrutiny of the forensic sciences is increasing. This scrutiny targets the bases for expert opinions. Forensic pathologists must understand that when they express an opinion it must have an articulable underlying basis.
Weedn VW.
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Application of Aquaporins as Markers in Forensic Pathology: A Systematic Review of the Literature. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciThe study of aquaporins (AQPs) in various forensic fields has offered a promising horizon in response to the need to have reliable elements for the identification of the manner of death and for the individuation of forensic markers for the timing of ...
Alfieri L +4 more
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Application of photogrammetry in forensic pathology education of medical students in response to COVID-19. [PDF]
J Forensic Sci, 2021 As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic forced universities to switch to distance online education, there was an urgent need to find some virtual/digital alternatives in order to continue teaching.
Tóth D +4 more
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The Role of Protein Degradation in Estimation Postmortem Interval and Confirmation of Cause of Death in Forensic Pathology: A Literature Review. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciIt is well known that proteins are important bio-macromolecules in human organisms, and numerous proteins are widely used in the clinical practice, whereas their application in forensic science is currently limited.
Huang W, Zhao S, Liu H, Pan M, Dong H.
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