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Paul Vaucher
Medical Law
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Open AccessCorrection to: Post‑mortem changes of the vascular system—a thanatological study using multidetector computed tomography
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Open AccessPost-mortem changes of the vascular system—a thanatological study using multidetector computed tomography
Forensic pathologists have to deal with post-mortem changes of the human body. Those post-mortem phenomena are familiar and largely described in thanatology. However, knowledge about the influence of post-mort...
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The role of angiography in the congruence of cardiovascular measurements between autopsy and postmortem imaging
Postmortem CT angiography is the method of choice for the postmortem imaging investigations of the cardiovascular (CV) system. However, autopsy still remains the gold standard for CV measurement. Nevertheless,...
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Erratum to: Postmortem computed tomography angiography vs. conventional autopsy: advantages and inconveniences of each method
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Evaluation of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 as diagnostic parameters in sepsis-related fatalities
The aims of this study were to investigate the usefulness of serum C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 as postmortem markers of sepsis and to compar...
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Is the formula of Traub still up to date in antemortem blood glucose level estimation?
According to the hypothesis of Traub, also known as the ‘formula of Traub’, postmortem values of glucose and lactate found in the cerebrospinal fluid or vitreous humor are considered indicators of antemortem b...
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Distribution of artifactual gas on post-mortem multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)
We investigated the incidence and distribution of post-mortem gas detected with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) to identify factors that could distinguish artifactual gas from cardiac air embolism.
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Open AccessSensitivity and specificity of NT-proBNP to detect heart failure at post mortem examination
NT-proBNP, a marker of cardiac failure, has been shown to be stable in post mortem samples. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of NT-proBNP to detect heart failure in the forensic setting. One hu...
