High-risk coronary plaque of sudden cardiac death victims: postmortem CT angiographic features and histopathologic findings Katarzyna MichaudDavid C RotzingerVirginie Magnin Original Article Open access 10 April 2024
Mock court: a valuable tool to teach legal procedures to undergraduate medical students Benjy Tom VarugheseDaniel ManojRanjit Immanuel James Original Article 10 April 2024
An effective method for preparing histological sections of blow fly intra-puparial stages for minimum PMI estimations Daniel Martín-VegaThomas J. SimonsenMartin J. R. Hall Original Article Open access 09 April 2024
External post-mortem examination in virtual reality—scalability of a monocentric application Christina KlusKatja KrummUwe Schmidt Original Article Open access 09 April 2024
Prediction model for anabolic androgenic steroid positivity in forensic autopsy cases – a new tool to the autopsy room Paula VauhkonenPetteri OuraMikko Ilari Mäyränpää Original Article Open access 08 April 2024
Development of a protocol for standardized use of a water-soluble contrast agent with polyethylene glycol in post-mortem CT angiography G. M. BruchS. GrabherrP. Genet Original Article Open access 03 April 2024 Pages: 1437 - 1446
Skin simulants for wound ballistic investigation – an experimental study Victoria K. S. FischerMarkus A. RothschildThomas Kamphausen Original Article Open access 03 April 2024 Pages: 1357 - 1368
Longitudinal visibility of MRI findings in living victims of strangulation Melanie BauerChristina HollensteinClaudia Lenz Original Article Open access 02 April 2024 Pages: 1425 - 1436
A critical review of “Artificial intelligence in the practice of forensic medicine: a scoping review” Benjamin OndruschkaDragana SeifertAnselm Fehnker Letter to the Editor Open access 01 April 2024 Pages: 1667 - 1668
Prosecuting cases of abusive head trauma in Switzerland: a descriptive study of the impact of medical documentation and delay of reporting on judicial outcome Sarah HeldJean-Jacques CheseauxSarah Depallens Original Article Open access 28 March 2024 Pages: 1645 - 1651
Dental age assessment and dental scoring systems: combined different statistical methods Cristiana Palmela PereiraAna RodriguesRui Santos Original Article 28 March 2024 Pages: 1533 - 1557
Development of a screening system of gene sets for estimating the time of early skeletal muscle injury based on second-generation sequencing technology Junyi ShenHao SunJunhong Sun Original Article 27 March 2024 Pages: 1629 - 1644
Prioritizing a high posterior probability threshold leading to low error rate over high classification accuracy: the validity of MorphoPASSE software for cranial morphological sex estimation in a contemporary population Anežka Pilmann KotěrováFrédéric SantosJaroslav Brůžek Original Article 26 March 2024 Pages: 1759 - 1768
New alginate-gelatine method for casting of staining inside firearm barrels Christian SchymaMatthias Berthold Original Article Open access 23 March 2024 Pages: 1621 - 1627
Immunohistochemical analysis of PDGFR-α for wound age determination Wei ZhangYuko IshidaToshikazu Kondo Original Article 23 March 2024 Pages: 1351 - 1356
Commentary on Stigter H, Krap T, Gelderman T, Dijkhuizen L, Duijst WLJM. Technical note: practical application of post-mortem mechanical stimulation of skeletal muscle, a field study Burkhard MadeaElke Doberentz Letter to the Editor 20 March 2024 Pages: 1379 - 1380
Evaluation of the usefulness of insertion-null markers in critical skeletal remains Christian HaarkötterMaría SaizJose Antonio Lorente Original Article Open access 20 March 2024 Pages: 1287 - 1293
From degraded to deciphered: ATAC-seq’s application potential in forensic diagnosis Manrui LiYuntian JinXiameng Chen Original Article 16 March 2024 Pages: 1273 - 1285
Automatic and robust estimation of sex and chronological age from panoramic radiographs using a multi-task deep learning network: a study on a South Korean population Se-Jin ParkSu YangMin-Suk Heo Original Article Open access 12 March 2024 Pages: 1741 - 1757
Advances in body fluid identification: MiRNA markers as powerful tool Mohd HamzaDeeksha SankhyanPreeti Pandey Review 12 March 2024 Pages: 1223 - 1232
Catch me if you can—emission patterns of human bodies in relation to postmortem changes Alexandra SchieweckNicole SchulzFranziska Holz Original Article Open access 08 March 2024 Pages: 1603 - 1620
Identification of a murder caused by brodifacoum poisoning based on clinical examinations and LC-MS/MS results Zhonghao YuErjuan ZhaoYiwu Zhou Case Report 05 March 2024 Pages: 1323 - 1328
Evaluation of metal ions and DNA recovery from the surface of fired and unfired brass ammunition to improve STR profiling Natalia CzadoRachel HoustonSheree Hughes Original Article 04 March 2024 Pages: 1265 - 1272
Understanding methiopropamine, a new psychoactive substance: an in-depth review on its chemistry, pharmacology and implications to human health Mohd Khairulanwar BunaimHanafi Ahmad DamanhuriNorazrina Azmi Review 01 March 2024 Pages: 1295 - 1306
Developmental validation of the STRSeqTyper122 kit for massively parallel sequencing of forensic STRs Li-Liang GuoJia-Hui YuanLe Wang Original Article 28 February 2024 Pages: 1255 - 1264
Quantitative evaluation of endometrium-expressed mRNAs for the purpose of discriminating between menstruation and traumatic vaginal injury in sexual assault cases Tomoko AkutsuSaki MinegishiKoichi Sakurada Original Article 27 February 2024 Pages: 1245 - 1254
The influence of biological relatedness on sexual dimorphism and sex classification based on external morphology of the frontal bone Markéta Hamanová ČechováJan CvrčekJana Velemínská Original Article 24 February 2024 Pages: 1727 - 1740
Efficacy of the methods of age determination using artificial intelligence in panoramic radiographs — a systematic review Tania Camila Niño-SandovalAna Milena Doria-MartinezLiliana Marcela Támara-Patiño Review 24 February 2024 Pages: 1459 - 1496
Hair toxicological analysis of infants and their mothers: a 5-year retrospective study focusing on cocaine Clara CestonaroClaudio TerranovaAnna Aprile Original Article 24 February 2024 Pages: 1307 - 1314
Prioritising quality: investigating the influence of image quality on forensic facial comparison Nicholas BacciNanette BriersMaryna Steyn Original Article Open access 22 February 2024 Pages: 1713 - 1726
Subject-specific finite element head models for skull fracture evaluation—a new tool in forensic pathology Mikkel Jon HenningsenNatalia LindgrenChiara Villa Case Report Open access 22 February 2024 Pages: 1447 - 1458
Validation of age estimation methods through the scapula in a Mediterranean non-adult population María de las Nieves Nogueras LópezManuel Partido NavadijoJavier Irurita Olivares Original Article 21 February 2024 Pages: 1701 - 1712
Ballistic long bone fracture pattern: an experimental study Nathalie SchwabXavier JordanaIgnasi Galtés Original Article 20 February 2024 Pages: 1685 - 1700
Letter to the editor regarding the article “Heart weight must not be measured before dissection during autopsies” Francesca CazzatoSimone GrassiAntonio Oliva Letter to the Editor 20 February 2024 Pages: 1663 - 1665
Victims of drug facilitated sexual assault aged 13-24: a cross sectional study on the pool of users of a sexual violence relief centre in Northern Italy Cinzia SimonaggioElena RubiniSarah Gino Original Article Open access 20 February 2024 Pages: 1593 - 1602
Forensic application of three interstitial pneumonia markers: search for new pneumonia markers in dead bodies Keisuke OkabaGo InokuchiDaisuke Yajima Original Article 20 February 2024 Pages: 1583 - 1592
Hypothermic sepsis in time since death estimation – a case report Stefan PotenteVictoria HanserPeter Schmidt Case Report Open access 20 February 2024 Pages: 1369 - 1376
Forensic taphonomic experimental design matters: a study assessing clothing and carrion biomass load on scavenging in Cape Town, South Africa Kara Sierra AdamsDevin Alexander FinaughtyVictoria Elaine Gibbon Original Article Open access 19 February 2024 Pages: 1669 - 1684
Development of a novel five dye insertion/deletion (INDEL) panel for ancestry determination Lucio L. AvellanedaDamani T. JohnsonBobby L. LaRue Original Article 19 February 2024 Pages: 1233 - 1244
Fatal bowel perforation caused by ingestion of high-powered magnets in a 6-year-old boy Pierre-Antoine PeyronClaire VillardEric Baccino Case Report 17 February 2024 Pages: 1659 - 1662
Radiological assessment of periodontal ligament space visibility on third molars for forensic age assessment — a comparison study of three different staging scales Maximilian TimmeLaurin SteffensAndreas Schmeling Original Article Open access 17 February 2024 Pages: 1523 - 1531
Human identification: an investigation of 3D models of paranasal sinuses to establish a biological profile on a modern UK population Madeline RoblesSherry NakhaeizadehRuth M. Morgan Original Article Open access 13 February 2024 Pages: 1411 - 1424
Postmortem CT analysis of paranasal sinuses using an experimental model of drowning Alexander TyrBrita ZilgNina Heldring Original Article Open access 13 February 2024 Pages: 1401 - 1409
Further experiments and remarks regarding the possible formation of blood stains on the Turin Shroud: stains attributed to the nailing of the hands Anna HegerLisa KönigStefanie Ritz-Timme Original Article Open access 10 February 2024 Pages: 1573 - 1581
Pediatric motor vehicle crashes injuries: A systematic review for forensic evaluation Elena GiovanniniSimone SantelliPaolo Fais Review Open access 10 February 2024 Pages: 1329 - 1341
Bone age assessment based on different MRI modalities of the proximal humerus epiphysis: the comparisons of T1WI, T2WI, and PDWI Yu-su JiaoYilitabier TuerhongFei Fan Original Article 09 February 2024 Pages: 1509 - 1521
Death by accidental intravenous administration of gasoline Pero BubaloMarina NesticAnita Galic Mihic Case Report 09 February 2024 Pages: 1315 - 1321
Automated detection of fatal cerebral haemorrhage in postmortem CT data Andrea ZirnEva ScheurerClaudia Lenz Original Article Open access 08 February 2024 Pages: 1391 - 1399
Methods for the optimal preservation of blow fly intra-puparial forms for morphological analysis in forensic casework Jaime López-GarcíaMario A. PiñaDaniel Martín-Vega Original Article Open access 07 February 2024 Pages: 1769 - 1779
Forensic investigation on a combined death by food aspiration and acute escitalopram intoxication occurred to a psychiatric subject in a nursing home P. ZuccarelloG. CarnazzaN. Barbera Case Report Open access 06 February 2024 Pages: 1653 - 1658