Use of radiography and fluoroscopy in Disaster Victim Identification

Viner, Mark; Alminyah, Abdullah; Apostol, Mario; Brough, Alison; Develter, Wim; O’Donnell, Chris; Elliott, D.E.; Heinze, Sarah; Hofman, Paul; Gorincour, Guillaume; Singh, Mansharan Kaur Chainchel; Iino, Morio; Makino, Yohsuke; Moskała, Artur; Morgan, Bruno; Rutty, Guy N.; Vallis, Jacquie; Villa, Chiara; Woźniak, Krzysztof

doi:10.1016/j.jofri.2015.04.001

Cited by 15 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In many cases, the work involving the use of imaging may overlap with the forensic radiologists [62,72,78] and forensic odontologists [79]. It is, therefore, imperative that forensic anthropologists liaise closely with these colleagues.…”

Section: Imaging Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of forensic anthropology in disaster victim identification (DVI): recent developments and future prospects

Boer

Blau

Delabarde³

et al. 2018

Forensic Sciences Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Forensic anthropological knowledge has been used in disaster victim identification (DVI) for over a century, but over the past decades, there have been a number of disaster events which have seen an increasing role for the forensic anthropologist. The experiences gained from some of the latest DVI operations have provided valuable lessons that have had an effect on the role and perceived value of the forensic anthropologist as part of the team managing the DVI process. This paper provides an overview of the ways in which forensic anthropologists may contribute to DVI with emphasis on how recent experiences and developments in forensic anthropology have augmented these contributions. Consequently, this paper reviews the value of forensic anthropological expertise at the disaster scene and in the mortuary, and discusses the way in which forensic anthropologists may use imaging in DVI efforts. Tissue-sampling strategies for DNA analysis, especially in the case of disasters with a large amount of fragmented remains, are also discussed. Additionally, consideration is given to the identification of survivors; the statistical basis of identification; the challenges related to some specific disaster scenarios; and education and training. Although forensic anthropologists can play a valuable role in different phases of a DVI operation, they never practice in isolation. The DVI process requires a multidisciplinary approach and, therefore, has a close collaboration with a range of forensic specialists.

show abstract

Section: Imaging Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of forensic anthropology in disaster victim identification (DVI): recent developments and future prospects

Boer

Blau

Delabarde³

et al. 2018

Forensic Sciences Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Mass Disaster Victim Identification

Lessig¹,

Prinz²

2022

Handbook of Forensic Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Remote post-mortem radiology reporting in disaster victim identification: experience gained in the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster

et al. 2019

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

On 14 June 2017 at 00:54 h, the worst residential fire since the conclusion of the Second World War broke out in Flat 16, 4th floor of the 24-storey residential Grenfell Tower Block of flats, North Kensington, West London, UK. Seventy-one adults and children died, including one stillbirth. All victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster who died at the scene underwent post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) imaging using a mortuary-sited mobile computed tomography scanner. For the first time, to the authors' knowledge, the disaster victim identification (DVI) radiology reporting was undertaken remote to the mortuary scanning. Over an 11-week period, 119 scans were undertaken on 16 days, with up to 18 scans a day. These were delivered to a remote reporting centre at Leicester on 13 days with between 2 and 20 scans arriving each day. Using a disaster-specific process pathway, a team of 4 reporters, with 3 support staff members, trialled a prototype INTERPOL DVI radiology reporting form and produced full radiology reports and supporting image datasets such that they were able to provide 96% of prototype DVI forms, 99% of image datasets and 86% of preliminary reports to the DVI teams in London within one working day of image receipt. This paper describes the first use of remote radiology reporting for DVI and exemplifies how remote PMCT reporting can be used to support a DVI process of this scale. Keywords Forensic. Grenfell Tower. Mass fatality. Disaster victim identification. Post-mortem computed tomography. Remote radiology reporting. INTERPOL Guy N. Rutty and Claire Robinson contributed equally to this work.

show abstract

Use of radiography and fluoroscopy in Disaster Victim Identification

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

The role of forensic anthropology in disaster victim identification (DVI): recent developments and future prospects

The role of forensic anthropology in disaster victim identification (DVI): recent developments and future prospects

Mass Disaster Victim Identification

Remote post-mortem radiology reporting in disaster victim identification: experience gained in the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About