Brogdon's Forensic Radiology

The benchmark first edition of Forensic Radiology, published in 1998, was a milestone in the forensic community — a bestseller throughout the world and a standard reference for practitioners and educators alike. Like its predecessor, Brogdon’s Forensic Radiology, Second Edition covers the entire scope of radiological applications in the forensic sciences, profiling current and anticipated uses of new modalities and techniques. Features: * Provides an introduction to forensic radiology, including historical perspectives and definitions used in the field * Offers instruction on trial preparation and effective courtroom testimony * Demonstrates the use of forensic radiology in identification of the dead * Explores the use of radiology to help in gunshot and abuse cases and in nonviolent crimes * Contains an entirely new section on virtual imaging and virtopsy * Examines technological and safety issues For radiologists, forensic scientists, forensic dentists, medical examiners, investigators, and attorneys Over the past twelve years, the fields of forensic science and radiology have developed considerably, necessitating a revision of this critical work. New Topics in this Edition include: * The radiologist as an expert witness * Modern cross-sectional imaging in anthropology * New approaches to radiology in mass casualty situations * The use of virtual imaging and virtopsy — new modalities developed and advanced since the publication of the last edition * Forensic and clinical usage of x-rays in body packing for drug smuggling * Imaging in the medical examiner’s facility and in the field * Radiology of special objects, antiquities, and mummies About the Author Michael J. Thali has written many virtual autopsy papers (see www.virtopsy.com) and is editor of the book The Virtopsy Approach. He has been a professor of forensic medicine at the University of Bern, Switzerland since 2006, and at the time of finishing this book is the director of the Forensic Institute at the University of Bern. Mark D. Viner is a Fellow of Cranfield University Forensic Institute, Chief Executive of the Inforce Foundation, and a Senior Manager at St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals. He has a long-held interest in forensic imaging and emergency planning, developed during almost 30 years of experience as radiographer and radiology manager in the United Kingdom. B.G. Brogdon’s interest and experience in forensic radiology goes back more than 40 years to a time when he was radiologist-in- charge at the Division of Diagnostic Radiology at Johns Hopkins. His involvement in the field continued throughout his tenures as professor and Chair of the Departments of Radiology at the University of New Mexico and, later, at the University of South Alabama where he is now University Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Table of Contents Introduction to Forensic Radiology Definitions in Forensics and Radiology; B.G. Brogdon Forensic Radiology in Historical Perspective; B.G. Brogdon and J.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; H.M. Pitluck The Radiologist in the Courtroom Witness Stand: Good, Bad, and Indifferent; L. Berlin Identification Identification of the Dead; L. Riddick Radiological Identification: Antropological Parameters; B.G. Brogdon Modern Cross-Sectional Imaging in Anthropology; F. Dedouit, N. Telmon, H. Rousseau, E. Crubézy, F. Joffre, and D. Rougé Radiographic Applications in Forensic Dental Identification; R.A. Weems Virtopsy: Dental Scan and Body CT Imaging as a Screening Tool for Identification; M.J. Thali, U. Preiss, and S.A. Bolliger Radiological Identification of Individual Remains; B.G. Brogdon Radiology in Mass Casualty Situations; M.D. Viner and J.E. Lichtenstein New Approaches to Radiology in Mass Casualty Situations; A.D. Levy and H.T. Harcke Gunshot Wounds Forensic Radiology of Gunshot Wounds; B.G. Brogdon and J.M. Messmer New Developments in Gunshot Analysis; S.A. Bolliger, B.P. Kneubuehl, and M.J. Thali Radiology of Abuse Child Abuse; B.G. Brogdon Abuse of Intimate Partners and of the Elderly: An Overview; B.G. Brogdon and J.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; P.M. Flach, S.G. Ross, and M.J. Thali Larceny; B.G. Brogdon Radiology of Fakes and Forgery in Art; A.E. James Virtual Imaging Reporting and Finding Expert Opinion: Virtopsy and the Logic of Scientific Discovery of K.R. Popper; R. Dirnhofer Photogrammetry-Based Optical Surface Scanning; S. Näther, U. Buck, and M.J. Thali Cross-Sectional Imaging and Swiss Virtobot Documentation and Analysis: Work Flow and Procedure; M. J. Thali, S.G. Ross, S. A. Bolliger, T. Germerott, P.M. Flach, L. C. Ebert, T. Ruder, M. Bolliger, U. Preiss, S. Mathier, L. Filograna, G. Hatch, and G. Ampanozi Clinical and Forensic Radiology Are not the Same; P.M. Flach, S.G. Ross, A. Christe, and M.J. Thali Postmortem Biopsy; S.G. Ross, L.C. Ebert, L. Filograna, and M.J. Thali Postmortem Angiography; S. G. Ross, P.M. Flach and M. J. Thali Using Real 3D Data for Reconstruction; U. Buck, S. Näther, and M.J. Thali Applications of Rapid-Prototyping Methods in Forensic Medicine; L.C. Ebert, S.G. Ross, and M.J. Thali Facial Reconstruction: New Approaches; G. Mahoney and C. Rynn Virtopsy and Forensic Tissue Simulation and Synthetic Body Models; M.J. Thali, B.P. Kneubuehl, and S.A. Bolliger Facilities, Equipment, and Organization Organization and Management of Forensic Radiology; M.D. Viner and P.F. Laudicina Facility, Equipment, and Radiation Protection; M.D. Viner, C.W. Newell, and C.M. Jalkh Forensic Radiological Technology Imaging in the Medical Examiner’s Facility; T. Blyth, E. Faircloth, G. Conlogue, and M.D. Viner Imaging in the Field; G. Conlogue, M.D. Viner, and N. Adams Radiology of Special Objects, Antiquities, and Mummies; G. Conlogue Essentials of Diagnostic Imaging Production of the Radiographic Image; C.W. Newell, C.M. Jalkh, and M.D. Viner Radiographic Positioning; C.W. Newell, C.M. Jalkh, and E. Faircloth Index