Essentials of Forensic Imaging: A Text-Atlas [Hardcover]

Angela D. Levy (Author), H. Theodore Harcke Jr. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1420091115 | ISBN-13: 978-1420091113 | Publication Date: December 20, 2010 | Edition: 1

Forensic imaging with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and other cross-sectional imaging modalities is a rapidly evolving field. Understanding the pathological basis of disease and death is fundamental to the interpretation of radiologic images. Forming a bridge between these distinct disciplines, Essentials of Forensic Imaging: A Text-Atlas brings the long tradition of radiologic pathologic correlation to forensic radiology and autopsy.

Providing readers with a technical and interpretive foundation for applying modern cross-sectional imaging to forensic autopsy, the book integrates more than 300 color autopsy photographs with postmortem MDCT and radiography in a topical format. Organized by cause of death, the rich pictorial display of case material that accompanies the text establishes a contextual understanding. Readers can learn the diagnostic value of imaging applied to forensic autopsy by correlating specific causes of death with their respective forensic and radiologic principles. Causes of death covered in this practical volume include:

• Gunshot wounds
• Blunt force injury
• Fire and burn injury
• Blast injury
• Drowning and other deaths in water
• Suicide
• Natural causes
• Asphyxia
• Electrocution

As forensic imaging becomes more advanced, the possibilities for its use in autopsy continue to grow, as do the opportunities for application in related areas. In the final chapter, these expert authors also discuss the use of MDCT in the assessment of medical intervention, exhumation and second autopsy, and anthropology.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The work is very well done and makes a significant contribution to the literature on the topic … . [It] addresses, and is applicable to, the whole range of forensic autopsies. The printing and illustration quality is outstanding.
—Joel Lichtenstein, M.D., University of Washington

As the number of traditional autopsies continues to decline and as imaging technology becomes ever more sophisticated, radiological procedures, particularly multi-detector computed tomography, are being adapted for death investigation. These methods have demonstrated importance for detection and documentation of anatomic and pathologic alterations in the setting of un-natural death. … The book is unusually well illustrated through correlation of photographs and radiological images of the highest quality. … The book is certain to find extended use in training programs and daily death investigation and documentation.
—William A. Murphy, Jr., M.D., Professor of Radiology and John S. Dunn, Sr. Distinguished Chair in Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

I believe that the book will be useful for practicing forensic pathologists. The numerous examples covering a wide variety of forensic cases … illustrate the value of imaging techniques in medicolegal death investigation.
—Dr. John Butts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

About the Author

Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., USA and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Product Details

• Hardcover: 282 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (December 20, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420091115
• ISBN-13: 978-1420091113
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Angela D. Levy, M.D., earned her medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and is certified by the American Board of Radiology. She served as Chairman of the Department of Radiologic Pathology and Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. As an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, she was Chief of Abdominal Imaging. She retired from the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Colonel and is currently Professor in the Department of Radiology at Georgetown University Hospital.

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5.0 out of 5 stars includes extensive correlated photos & radiological images- excellent quality, February 14, 2011

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This review is from: Essentials of Forensic Imaging: A Text-Atlas (Hardcover)

"As the number of traditional autopsies continues to decline and as imaging technology becomes ever more sophisticated, radiological procedures, particularly multi-detector computed tomography, are being adapted for death investigation. These methods have demonstrated importance for detection and documentation of anatomic and pathologic alterations in the setting of un-natural death.... The book is unusually well illustrated through correlation of photographs and radiological images of the highest quality. ... The book is certain to find extended use in training programs and daily death investigation and documentation." --William A. Murphy, Jr., MD, Professor of Radiology and John S. Dunn Sr. Distinguished Chair in Diagnostic Imaging, MD Anderson Cancer Center

"the work is very well done and makes a significant contribution to the literature on the topic....[It] addresses, and is applicable to, the whole range of forensic autopsies. The printing and illustration quality is outstanding." --Joel Lichtenstein, M.D., University of Washington

"I believe that the book will be useful for practicing forensic pathologists. The numerous examples covering a wide variety of forensic cases...illustrate the value of imaging techniques in medicolegal death investigation." -Dr. John Butts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

5.0 out of 5 stars more than 300 color photos, February 4, 2011

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This review is from: Essentials of Forensic Imaging: A Text-Atlas (Hardcover)

"Providing readers with a technical and interpretive foundation for applying modern cross-sectional imaging to forensic autopsy, the book integrates more than 300 color autopsy photographs with postmortem CT and radiography in a topical format. Organized by cause of death, the rich pictoral display of case material that accompanies the text establishes a contextual understanding." (Doody's Book Review, 12/10)