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Postmortem angiography in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a case of fatal hemorrhage due to an arterio-venous malformation in the brain.
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Postmortem angiography in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a case of fatal hemorrhage due to an arterio-venous malformation in the brain.

  • Franckenberg S Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: Sabine.Franckenberg@gmail.com.
  • Schulze C Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Bolliger SA Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Gascho D Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Thali MJ Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Flach PM Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • 2015-01-10
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  • Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). - 2015
AVM
Angiography
Arterio-venous malformation
Cerebral hemorrhage
PMCT
PMCTA
PMMR
PMMRA
Virtopsy
Adult
Autopsy
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
English Autopsy is the traditional gold standard for determining the cause and manner of death in a forensic death investigation. However, postmortem imaging plays an ever-growing role in preliminary examination, even replacing conventional autopsy in some cases. This case report presents a case of massive intra-axial brain hemorrhage due to an arterio-venous malformation. The cause and manner of death were exclusively determined by postmortem radiology. Based on radiological findings, the autopsy was considered redundant and cancelled by the public prosecutor.
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  • English
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