[Forensic-radiological diagnosis of gunshot wounds].

Autor: Stoevesandt D; Dorothea Erxleben Lernzentrum, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Straße 12, 06112, Halle (Saale), Deutschland. dietrich.stoevesandt@medizin.uni-halle.de., Woydt L; Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Deutschland., Peter LM; Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Deutschland., Weber M; Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
Jazyk: němčina
Zdroj: Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) [Radiologie (Heidelb)] 2024 Sep 12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 12.
DOI: 10.1007/s00117-024-01367-0
Abstrakt: Background: Although gunshot wounds are less common in Germany than in other countries, a proportion of suicides and violent crimes are committed with firearms, which is why basic knowledge of diagnosis is important.
Objective: Fundamentals regarding forensic assessment of gunshot wounds are discussed alongside typical radiological findings.
Materials and Methods: In addition to analyzing our own cases and evaluating official statistics, this article is based on a discussion of basic research and expert recommendations.
Results: The article describes the characteristics of the bullet entry and exit as well as special features of the bullet trajectory, particularly in bony injuries, and discusses their significance for radiological findings. Pitfalls in interpretation, such as changes in body position and the deflection of projectile (fragments) in the body, are presented, as are the advantages of supplementary radiological diagnostics (projectile search before initiation of dissection, simple detection of an air embolism, clarity of bullet trajectory reconstruction).
Conclusion: This article is intended to provide an overview of not only typical types of weapons and projectiles but also their effects on the body of the victim, which must be documented by the examiner.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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