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Table 4 Case-wise comparative summary of findings observed by PMCT and TA

From: Comparative study of postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) against traditional forensic autopsy findings in fatal road traffic accidents — a pilot analysis

Case no

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

CT

TA

Vault fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Skull base fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Subdural hemorrhage

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Extradural hemorrhage

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Intraventricular hemorrhage

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Brain contusion

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pneumocephalus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hemosinus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Facial bone fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Clavicle fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rib fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lung contusion

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pneumothorax

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lung consolidation

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Spleen laceration

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Liver laceration

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hemoperitoneum

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pneumoperitoneum

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Humerus fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Scapula fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ulna fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Vertebra fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pelvis fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Femur fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tibia fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Fibula fracture

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sacroiliac joint disruption

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X