Differences in ballistic findings between autopsy and post-mortem computed tomography in the head and neck region of gunshot victims

a comprehensive synthesis for forensic decision-making

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  • Carlos Antonio Vicentin-Junior Graduate Program in Pathology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Investigative Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7706-1787
  • Raíssa Bastos Vieira Graduate Program in Pathology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Investigative Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2628-5171
  • Nicole Prata Damascena Investigative Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil; Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-0035
  • Melina Calmon Silva National Center for the Dissemination of Forensic Sciences, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7622-4460
  • Bianca Marques Santiago Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraiba, Paraiba, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9559-913X
  • Eugénia Cunha Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, University of Coimbra, Portugal; National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2998-371X
  • João Paulo Mardegan Issa Graduate Program in Pathology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1056-0795
  • Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Hospital Universitário, Laboratório de Patologia Investigativa. Rua Cláudio Batista, s/n. Sanatório. Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. CEP: 49060-100. E-mail: prmartinsfh@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-0727
  • Carlos Eduardo Palhares Machado Graduate Program in Pathology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; National Center for the Dissemination of Forensic Sciences, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil; National Institute of Criminalistics, Brazilian Federal Police, Distrito Federal, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-6211

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2023-6256

Keywords:

autopsy, computed tomography, forensic ballistics, firearms, head

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2023-07-07

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Vicentin-Junior, C. A., Vieira, R. B., Damascena, N. P., Silva, M. C., Santiago, B. M., Cunha, E., … Machado, C. E. P. (2023). Differences in ballistic findings between autopsy and post-mortem computed tomography in the head and neck region of gunshot victims: a comprehensive synthesis for forensic decision-making. EXCLI Journal, 22, 600–603. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2023-6256

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Vol. 22 (2023)

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Copyright (c) 2023 Carlos Antonio Vicentin-Junior, Raíssa Bastos Vieira, Nicole Prata Damascena, Melina Calmon Silva, Bianca Marques Santiago, Eugénia Cunha, João Paulo Mardegan Issa, Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho, Carlos Eduardo Palhares Machado

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