TY - JOUR
TI - Usefulness of computed tomography performed after forensic autopsy in the diagnosis of the battered child syndrome: a case report
AU - Skowronek, Rafał
AU - Ptak, Damian
AU - Pilch-Kowalczyk, Joanna
TI - Usefulness of computed tomography performed after forensic autopsy in the diagnosis of the battered child syndrome: a case report
AB - 
	Diagnostic imaging methods routinely used in clinical practice (mainly multi-slice computed tomography, CT) are increasingly entering forensic practice, also in Poland. Typically these exams are performed prior to an appropriate external examination and autopsy. The aim of the study is to present a case in which computed tomography examination performed only after forensic medical autopsy turned out to be useful in the diagnosis of an abused child syndrome. The CT examination showed, inter alia, nighstick injury/fracture of the ulna in its distal part, and deformation of the base of the phalanx of the distal finger of the fourth left hand, corresponding to a fracture/crush. Post-mortem imaging may be useful in the case of a suspected abused child syndrome.
VL - 2022
IS - 132
PY - 2023
SN - 1230-7483
C1 - 2720-5983
SP - 219
EP - 228
DO - 10.4467/12307483PFS.22.011.17684
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/problems-of-forensic-sciences/artykul/usefulness-of-computed-tomography-performed-after-forensic-autopsy-in-the-diagnosis-of-the-battered-child-syndrome-a-case-report
KW - Abused child syndrome; Autopsy; Computed tomography; Forensic medical opinions