Atlas of Postmortem Angiography

SilkeGrabherr, University Center of Legal Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine,Lausanne, SwitzerlandJochenGrimm, University Hospital Vaudois, Department of Legal Medicine, Lausanne,SwitzerlandAxelHeinemann, University Hospital Hamburg- Eppendorf, Department of Legal Medicine,Hamburg, Germany

• Part I: Introduction: PostmortemImaging - Development and Historical Review.- PMI – A part of forensicmedicine.- PMI – A transdisciplinary approach for objectified knowledge. PartII: Postmortem Angiography: PMA – A historical review.- PMA – and thethanatology of the heart-circulation system. Part III: PMA – the technicalapproach: PMA and the Virtangio system.- PMA and CT.- PMA and MRI.- PMA andcontrast agent.- PMA and Database and storage. Part IV: PMA - The role of theradiographer: The new profession of forensic radiographer. PartV: MultiphasePostmortem Angiography: Neuro (Head).- Neck.- Heart.- Vascular system.- Lungs.-Gastro intestinal tract.- Abdominal Organs. Part VI: Post-mortem Angiography ofthe Extremities: Upper extremities.- Lower extremities. Part VII: In cases ofnatural death: Sudden cardiac death.- Systemic diseases, sepsis, multi-organfailure.- Other natural death. Part VIII: PMA and trauma: Blunt trauma.- Sharptrauma.- Shot.- Explosion, Thermic trauma.- Suffocation / Strangulation.-Intoxication.- Drowning.- Other traumatic death (Cardio-Inhibitor Reflex,electrocution).- Post-operative death. Part IX: Special casuistic cases:Forensic radiological diagnosis and reconstruction. Part X: PMA and clinicalpathology (non-forensic cases): Heart surgery.- Intensive cardiology.-Intensive care unit.- Emergency medicine. Part XI: PMA – special studies:Children.- Decomposition.- Histology – Immuno-Histology.- Intravasalpressures.- Medical malpractice.- Animal model.- Selective angio. Part XII: PMA– in Teaching and clinical anatomy: PMA in student teaching.- PMA in clinicalanatomy.