Use of post-mortem computed tomography in disaster victim identification. Updated positional statement of the members of the disaster victim identification working group of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging; July 2019

Hofman, Paul; Alminyah, Abdullah; Apostol, Mario; Boel, Lene W. T.; Brough, Alison; Bouwer, Heinrich; O’Donnell, Chris; Fujimoto, Hiroki; Iino, Morio; Kroll, J.; Levey, David S.; Makino, Yohsuke; Oesterhelweg, Lars; Ong, Boon Hoong; Ranson, David; Robinson, Claire; Rutty, Guy N.; Singh, Mansharan Kaur Chainchel; Villa, Chiara; Viner, Mark; Woodford, Noel; Watkins, Trevor William; Woźniak, Krzysztof

doi:10.1016/j.jofri.2019.100346

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“…PMCT has been used several times in recent DVI processes and become an integral part of autopsy practice [ 7–11 ]. In a forensic context, PMCT is mainly used for identification of factors contributing to the cause and manner of death, DVI and the detection, localisation and identification of foreign materials and objects in human remains [ 7 ]. Metallic objects within remains may lead to artefacts that restrict analysis of surrounding tissues.…”

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The Outcome of the Forensic Triage Preceding Disaster Victim Identification in the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Vermeij

Zoon

Gerretsen

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Forensic Sciences Research

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Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashed on 17 July 2014 while flying over an area of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. The first forensic trace evidence was collected after the human remains were transferred to a safe location in the Netherlands for identification and repatriation. Disaster victim identification processes were therefore undertaken in concert with the forensic investigation. Prior to these processes, X-ray and computed tomography scanners were used to reveal foreign objects in the human remains, and a large number of these fragments were recovered after the forensic triage. A distinct group of metal fragments was identified as being potential remnants of high-energy foreign objects. Forensic analysis revealed that they were explosively deformed unalloyed steel fragments, some of which had shapes consistent with pre-formed metal fragments found in a 9N314M warhead used in Buk SA-11 missiles. Furthermore, thin film deposits of cockpit glass and aluminium were identified on the most heavily deformed side of some of the explosively deformed metal fragments, suggesting they came from outside the airplane. These findings supported early suspicions that Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was struck by a Buk SA-11 missile. Keypoints A multidisciplinary approach for combined identification and forensic investigation of human remains after a mass fatality incident. The combined use of complementary X-ray techniques for detection and provisional characterization of foreign objects in human remains. The use of sensitive and highly discriminative state of the art techniques for analysing foreign objects recovered from human remains.

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The Outcome of the Forensic Triage Preceding Disaster Victim Identification in the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

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Zoon

Gerretsen

et al. 2022

Forensic Sciences Research

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“…W czasie sądowo-lekarskich oględzin i otwarcia zwłok oraz oględzin szczątków ludzkich zaleca się przeprowadzenie diagnostyki radiologicznej [14][15][16][17][18]. Badanie przy użyciu tomografów komputerowych i/lub cyfrowych aparatów rentgenowskich umożliwia nie tylko ujawnienie ciał obcych oraz trudno dostrzegalnych urazów kostno--stawowych, które w czasie otwarcia zwłok należy zweryfikować, lecz także przeprowadzenie analizy indywidualnych cech szkieletu [1,[14][15][16][17][18]. Dotyczy to nie tylko charakterystycznych zmian powstałych w sposób naturalny (osteopatoskopia), ale również powstałych w wyniku wcześniejszego mechanicznego urazu [1,4].…”

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“…During the forensic examination and opening of corpses, as well as the examination of human remains, radiological diagnostics are recommended [14][15][16][17][18]. The examination using CT devices and/or digital X-ray machines allows for not only discovering foreign bodies and hardly discernible signs of osteoarticular trauma, which need to be verified during an autopsy, but also makes it possible to conduct an analysis into the individual properties of skeletons [1,[14][15][16][17][18]. This refers not only to the characteristic lesions resulting from natural causes (osteopathoscopy), but also to the ones caused by earlier mechanical trauma [1,4].…”

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Problematic aspects of the identification of the dead bodies of aviation crash victims in Poland. The role of the forensic medicine expert in an external examination group and a Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team

Przybyłowski

2020

amsik

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Niniejsza praca porusza zagadnienia związane z problematyką identyfikacji ciał ofiar katastrof lotniczych w Polsce oraz specyfiką udziału biegłego z zakresu medycyny sądowej w działaniach podejmowanych w ramach grupy oględzinowej oraz zespołu do spraw identyfikacji ciał ofiar katastrof (disaster victim identification) -DVI. W sposób zwięzły opisuje przebieg procesu identyfikacji ciał ofiar, poczynając od czynności podejmowanych na miejscu zdarzenia, a kończąc na decyzji prokuratora o zezwoleniu na pochowanie zwłok czy szczątków ludzkich. Przedstawia katalog metod identyfikacyjnych, grupując je od najbardziej wiarygodnych do tych, które jedynie sugerują tożsamość ofiary. Zwięźle opisuje zadania, jakim musi sprostać medyk sądowy działający na miejscu katastrofy w podwójnej roli -zarówno w ramach grupy oględzinowej, jak i w ramach zespołu DVI.

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Mass Disaster Victim Identification

Lessig¹,

Prinz²

2022

Handbook of Forensic Medicine

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Use of post-mortem computed tomography in disaster victim identification. Updated positional statement of the members of the disaster victim identification working group of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging; July 2019

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

The Outcome of the Forensic Triage Preceding Disaster Victim Identification in the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

The Outcome of the Forensic Triage Preceding Disaster Victim Identification in the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Problematic aspects of the identification of the dead bodies of aviation crash victims in Poland. The role of the forensic medicine expert in an external examination group and a Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team

Mass Disaster Victim Identification

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