TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Supplementary Pathway for Vitality of Wounds and Wound Age Estimation in Bruises Using the Electric Impedance Spectroscopy Technique
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Mao, Shiwei
A1  - Fu, Feng
A1  - Dong, Xiuzhen
A1  - Wang, Zhenyuan
SP  - 925
EP  - 929
VL  - 56
IS  - 4
N2  -   Determination of wound vitality and estimation of wound age are central issues in daily forensic practice. The objective of this study was to develop a new and rapid method for determining wound vitality and estimating wound age in bruises using electric impedance spectroscopy. Forty Sprague-Dawley rats (140-170 g) were divided into five groups: group 1 (n = 8): controls, group 2 (n = 8): postmortem bruises, group 3 (n = 8): bruises 1 h before death, group 4 (n = 8): bruises 3 h before death, group 5 (n = 8): bruises 6 h before death. Measurements of the right gluteus maximus muscle were taken at 6, 24, and 48 h after the rats were sacrificed by cervical dislocation. The results from this study indicate that electric impedance spectroscopy is clearly sensitive enough to differentiate between vital and postmortem wound infliction and to determine the survival time after the infliction of an injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01756.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -