Brogdon's Forensic Radiology

Description

Brogdon’s Forensic Radiology demonstrates the application of radiology in cases involving identifying remains, evaluating causes of death, and establishing evidence. This second edition features new material on the large scale investigation of war crimes and human rights abuses; recent technological changes and the role of virtual autopsies; the use of sectional imaging for dental identification; reconstruction of gunshot injuries; new techniques for portable x-ray, computerized data recording, and image analysis post-processing; as well as increased coverage of applications in non-biological materials. Case studies feature tsunamis and the London bombings.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Forensic Radiology
Definitions in Forensics and Radiology, B.G. Brogdon
Forensic Radiology in Historical Perspective, B.G. Brogdon and Joel E. Lichtenstein
Scope of Forensic Radiology, B.G. Brogdon

Coping with the Courts
The Radiological Expert, B.G. Brogdon
The Expert Witness as Viewed from the Bench, Haskell M. Pitluck
The Radiologist in the Courtroom Witness Stand: Good, Bad, and Indifferent, Leonard Berlin

Identification
Identification of the Dead, Leory Riddick
Radiological Identification: Antropological Parameters, B.G. Brogdon
Modern Cross-Sectional Imaging in Anthropology, Fabrice Dedouit, Norbert Telmon, Hervé Rousseau, Eric Crubézy, Francis Joffre, and Daniel Rougé
Radiographic Applications in Forensic Dental Identification, Richard A. Weems
Virtopsy: Dental Scan and Body CT Imaging as a Screening Tool for Identification, Michael J. Thali, Ulrich Preiss, and Stephan A. Bolliger
Radiological Identification of Individual Remains, B.G. Brogdon
Radiology in Mass Casualty Situations, Mark D. Viner and Joel E. Lichtenstein
New Approaches to Radiology in Mass Casualty Situations, Angela D. Levy and Howard T. Harcke

Gunshot Wounds
Forensic Radiology of Gunshot Wounds, B.G. Brogdon and James M. Messmer
New Developments in Gunshot Analysis, Stephan A. Bolliger, Beat P. Kneubuehl, and Michael J. Thali

Radiology of Abuse
Child Abuse, B.G. Brogdon
Abuse of Intimate Partners and of the Elderly: An Overview, B.G. Brogdon and John D. McDowell

Radiology in Nonviolent Crimes
Smuggling/Border Control, B. G. Brogdon, H. Vogel, and P.R. Algra
Forensic and Clinical Usage of X-rays in Body Packing, Patricia M. Flach and Steffen G. Ross
Larceny, B.G. Brogdon
Radiology of Fakes and Forgery in Art, A. Everette James

Virtual Imaging
". . . Reporting Finding and Expert Opinion": Virtopsy and the Logic of Scientific
Discovery of K.R. Popper, Richard Dirnhofer
Photogrammetry-Based Optical Surface Scanning, Silvio Näther, Ursula Buck, and Michael J. Thali
Cross-Sectional Imaging and Swiss Virtobot Documentation and Analysis: Work Flow and Procedure, Michael J. Thali, Steffen G. Ross, Stephan A. Bolliger, Tanja Germerott, Patricia M. Flach, Ebert Lars Christian, Thomas Ruder, Michael Bolliger, Ulrich Preiss, Sandra Mathier, Laura Filograna, and Garyfalia Ampanozi
Clinical and Forensic Radiology Are not the Same, Patricia M. Flach, Steffen G. Ross, Andreas Christe, and Michael J. Thali
Postmortem Biopsy, Steffen G. Ross, Ebert Lars Christian, Laura Filograna, and Michael J. Thali
Postmortem Angiography, Steffen G. Ross, Patricia M. Flach and Michael J. Thali
Using Real D Data for Reconstruction, Ursula Buck, Silvio Näther, and Michael J. Thali
Applications of Rapid-Prototyping Methods in Forensic Medicine, Ebert Lars Christian, Steffen G. Ross, and Michael J. Thali
Facial Reconstruction: New Approaches, Gregory Mahoney and Chris Rynn
Virtopsy and Forensic Tissue Simulation and Synthetic Body Models, Michael J. Thali, Beat P. Kneubuehl, and Stefan Bolliger

Facilities Equipment and Organization
Organization and Management of Forensic Radiology, Mark D. Viner and Paul F. Laudicina
Facility, Equipment, and Radiation Protection, Mark D. Viner, Charles W. Newell, and Chucri M. Jalkh

Forensic Radiological Technology
Imaging in the Medical Examiner’s Facility, Tania Blyth, Emily Faircloth, Gerald Conlogue, and Mark D. Viner
Imaging in the Field, Gerald Conologue, Mark D. Viner, and Nancy Adams
Radiology of Special Objects, Antiquities, and Mummies, Gerald Conlogue

Essentials of Diagnostic Imaging
Production of the Radiographic Image, Charles W. Newell, Chucri M. Jalkh, and Mark D. Viner
Radiographic Positioning, Charles W. Newell, Chucri M. Jalkh, and Emily Faircloth

Index