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Table 5 Summary of PMCT findings relative to TA in 10 cases

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

PMCT findings relative to TA findings

Case number

Ability to show gas-related injuries not detected at autopsy

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

Ability to show scapula fractures not detected at autopsy

3, 4, 5

Ability to show vertebra fractures

2, 3

Ability to show skull fractures

2, 5, 7, 9

Ability to show intraventricular bleed in the brain

1, 7, 8

Inability to show liver laceration

2, 3, 5

Inability to show spleen laceration

2

Inability to show brain contusion

4, 6, 7, 8, 10

Inability to show lung contusion

1, 3, 5