Title :

Pictorial review of the postmortem computed tomography in neonaticide cases

Author(s) :

Ducloyer, Mathilde [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes = Nantes University Hospital [CHU Nantes]
Service Médecine légale et médecine pénitentiaire [CHU Toulouse]
David, Arthur [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes = Nantes University Hospital [CHU Nantes]
Dautreme, Bérengère [Auteur]
Unité de Taphonomie médico-légale et Anatomie - ULR 7367 [UTML&A]
CHU Rouen
Tournel, Gilles [Auteur]
Aliments Bioprocédés Toxicologie Environnements [ABTE]
CHU Rouen
Vincent, Florence [Auteur]
CHU Rouen
Clement, Renaud [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes = Nantes University Hospital [CHU Nantes]
Tuchtan, Lucile [Auteur]
Anthropologie bio-culturelle, Droit, Ethique et Santé [ADES]
Médecine légale [Hôpital de la Timone - APHM]
Delteil, Clémence [Auteur]
Médecine légale [Hôpital de la Timone - APHM]
Gorincour, Guillaume [Auteur]
Service Médecine légale et médecine pénitentiaire [CHU Toulouse]
Dedouit, Fabrice [Auteur]
Service Médecine légale et médecine pénitentiaire [CHU Toulouse]

Journal title :

International journal of legal medicine

Pages :

2395-2408

Publication date :

2021

ISSN :

1437-1596

English keyword(s) :

Autopsy
Cause of Death
Female
Forensic Pathology
Forensic sciences
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Newborn
Infanticide
Male
Neonaticide
PMCT
Postmortem Changes
Postmortem imaging
Tomography
X-Ray Computed

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Médecine humaine et pathologie

English abstract : [en]

Neonaticide is defined by the deliberate killing or homicide of a child within 24 h of its birth. In this context, three fundamental questions are generally asked of the forensic pathologist: what is the cause of death of ...
Show more >Neonaticide is defined by the deliberate killing or homicide of a child within 24 h of its birth. In this context, three fundamental questions are generally asked of the forensic pathologist: what is the cause of death of the neonate? Was the child viable (i.e., what is the gestational age of the neonate)? Finally, was the neonate stillborn or liveborn?Postmortem imaging can help answer these questions by conducting (1) a complete lesional analysis of the body and the placenta, (2) an estimation of the gestational age by measuring the lengths of the diaphyseal long bones, and (3) an analysis of the aeration of the lungs and intestines. Using the details of 18 cases, we illustrate aspects of neonaticide cases in postmortem computed tomography (PMCT), offering detailed examples of notable postmortem changes and abnormalities, especially in the analysis of the pulmonary parenchyma. This article presents a useful iconography for the radiologist confronted with this rare yet complex forensic situation.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Unité de Taphonomie Médico-Légale & d’Anatomie (UTMLA) - ULR 7367

Source :

Harvested from HAL