Tangential cranial ballistic impact: An illustration of the limitations of post-mortem CT scan?

Restoring a body after an autopsy can be a complex task. On the one hand, according to French law (articles R. 230-28 to 230-31 of the Criminal Procedure Code), no-one can obstruct a judicial autopsy ordered by the public prosecutor. On the other hand, the Act of May 11, 2011, states that “the practitioner who carried out a judicial autopsy is required to ensure the best possible restoration of the body before its return to the relatives”. Post-mortem imaging makes this requirement easier to meet because of its non-invasive, fast and accurate approach.

Source: Legal Medicine - March 17, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Cl émence Delteil, Pierre Gach, Noura Ben Nejma, Françoise Capasso, Pierre Perich, Pierre Massiani, Guillaume Gorincour, Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti, Lucille Tuchtan Tags: Case Report Source Type: research