Citation

Offiah CE. Clin. Radiol. 2023; 78(11): 812-821.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Royal College of Radiologists, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.crad.2023.03.005

PMID

37827591

Abstract

Post-mortem computed tomography (CT) can provide useful insights into coronial and forensic pathological investigation of the fire-damage victim. Understanding the pathological changes that can occur in fatalities caused by fire, particularly in relation to fire damage to the body, is paramount in attempting to distinguish ante-mortem and peri-mortem blunt traumatic injuries from fire-related damage to the body. Understanding the fire-damage features on post-mortem CT may also assist in determining cause of the fire and associated fire-damage. Although the requirements of radiological evaluation in post-mortem imaging are very different to those of day-to-day clinical ante-mortem imaging, foremost is a high-resolution CT protocol of the entire body in order to fulfil the requirements and expectations of such imaging and radiological interpretation.

Language: en