Legal Medicine

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Autopsies of COVID-19 deceased? Absolutely!	50
Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic period on depression, anxiety and stress levels of the healthcare employees in Turkey	44
Application and performance of artificial intelligence technology in forensic odontology – A systematic review	43
Deaths associated with newly launched SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (Comirnaty®)	30
On the use of machine learning algorithms in forensic anthropology	28
Genetic variants of uncertain significance: How to match scientific rigour and standard of proof in sudden cardiac death?	22
Computed tomographic analysis of medial clavicular epiphyseal fusion for age estimation in Indian population	20
Age estimation from ossification of sternum and true ribs using 3D post-mortem CT images in a Japanese population	18
Age prediction in living: Forensic epigenetic age estimation based on blood samples	18
Postmortem findings in COVID-19 fatalities: A systematic review of current evidence	18
Investigation of chloroplast regions rps16 and clpP for determination of Cannabis sativa crop type and biogeographical origin	15
Individual identification using the RapidHIT™ ID system for forensic samples	15
No promising antidote 25 years after the Tokyo subway sarin attack: A review	14
Burnout among physicians working in a pandemic hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Post-mortem ocular changes and time since death: Scoping review and future perspective	12
Evaluation of Rapid DNA system for buccal swab and disaster victim identification samples	12
Simultaneous quantification of urea, uric acid, and creatinine in human urine by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry	12
Corona-associated suicide – Observations made in the autopsy room	12
Facial soft tissue thickness in Yangtze River delta Han population: Accurate assessment and comparative analysis utilizing Cone-Beam CT	11
Supramolecular solvent (SUPRASs) extraction method for detecting benzodiazepines and zolpidem in human urine and blood using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry	11
COVID-19: The wrong target for healthcare liability claims	11
Preliminary study on sexual dimorphism of metric traits of cranium and mandible in a modern Italian skeletal population and review of population literature	11
Fatal methanol poisoning with different clinical and autopsy findings: Case report and literature review	11
The time of death in Dutch court; using the Daubert criteria to evaluate methods to estimate the PMI used in court	11
Age estimation using third molar maturation based on Demirjian’s criteria	10

Accuracy of the Demirjian's method for assessing the age in children, from 1973 to 2020. A meta-analysis	10
Sex estimation from foramen magnum parameters in adult Turkish population: A computed tomography study	10
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) hepatotoxicity increases in the presence of an added herbal compound	10
Facial average soft tissue depth variation based on skeletal classes in Indonesian adult population: A retrospective lateral cephalometric study	10
Development of a multiplex RT-PCR assay and statistical evaluation of its use in forensic identification of vaginal fluid	10
Sex assessment with the radius in Portuguese skeletal populations (late 19th – early to mid 20th centuries)	9
A 16-plex Y-SNP typing system based on allele-specific PCR for the genotyping of Chinese Y-chromosomal haplogroups	9
New psychoactive versus conventional stimulants - a ten-year review of casework in Hungary	9
Validation and forensic application of a new 19 X-STR loci multiplex system	9
Child abuse and neglect: Are future medical doctors prepared?	9
Identifying muscle hemorrhage in rat cadavers with advanced decomposition by FT-IR microspectroscopy combined with chemometrics	9
Genetic analysis of 27 Y-chromosomal STR loci in a Zimbabwean Shona ethnic group	8
Age estimation from sternebral fusion in an Indian population – A computed tomographic evaluation	8
Characteristics of drowning deaths in an inner city river	8
A fatal poisoning case of acetone cyanohydrin and citalopram	8
Autopsy findings of post-COVID-19 vaccination deaths in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, 2021	8
Soft tissue thickness in Brazilian adults of different skeletal classes and facial types: A cone beam CT – Study	8
Four cases of sodium nitrite suicidal ingestion: A new trend and a relevant Forensic Pathology and Toxicology challenge	8
Evaluation of marker selection methods and statistical models for chronological age prediction based on DNA methylation	8
Age-related DNA methylation analysis for forensic age estimation using post-mortem blood samples from Japanese individuals	8
Lethal case of myocardial ischemia following overdose of the synthetic cannabinoid ADB-FUBINACA	8
A forensic case study for body fluid identification using DNA methylation analysis	8
Hair analysis interpretation in post-mortem situations: Key considerations and proposals to overcome main hurdles	8
Mutation rate evaluation at 21 autosomal STR loci: Paternity testing experience	7
A medico-legal definition of femicide	7
Specific interpretation of hair concentrations in 2 fatal metformin intoxication cases	7
A fatal case of intoxication from a single use of eutylone: Clinical symptoms and quantitative analysis results	7
The effect of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis on liver weight and dimensions	7
Population genetics, diversity, forensic characteristics of four Chinese populations inferred from X-chromosomal short tandem repeats	7
Pulmonary postmortem computed tomography of bacterial pneumonia and pulmonary edema in patients following non-traumatic in-hospital death	7
Accuracy of the London Atlas, Haavikko’s Method and Cameriere’s European Formula of dental age estimation in Turkish children	7
Detection and quantification of psychotropic drug etaqualone in human hair using GC–MS/MS	7
The characteristics of older people suicides by sex and age subgroups	7
Analysis of fatal factors influencing accidents involving two-wheel electric vehicle drivers at intersections	7
Tailored logistic regression models for sex estimation of unknown individuals using the published population data of the humeral epiphyses	7
Identification of selected wild felids using hair morphology and forensically informative nucleotide sequencing (FINS): Wildlife forensics prospective	7
Post-mortem histopathology of pituitary and adrenals of COVID-19 patients	7
Application of droplet digital PCR method for DNA methylation-based age prediction from saliva	7
Are cranial peri-mortem fractures identifiable in cremated remains? A study on 38 known cases	7
Comparison of 2D OPG image versus orthopantomogram from 3D CBCT from the forensic point of view	7
Histomorphometric analysis of the variability of the human skeleton: Forensic implications	7
Femicide and forensic pathology: Proposal for a shared medico-legal methodology	6
Paradoxal dyeing affinity’s inversion of the connective tissue at Goldner’s Masson trichrome staining as a peculiar characteristic of compressed and exsiccated cadaveric skin	6
Review on forensic importance of myiasis: Focus on medicolegal issues on post-mortem interval estimation and neglect evaluation	6
Estimation of sex based on patella measurements in a contemporary Chinese population using multidetector computed tomography: An automatic measurement method	6
Development of an LC–MS/MS method for quantification of 3-chloro-L-tyrosine as a candidate marker of chlorine poisoning	6
Integrated multidisciplinary approach in a case of occupation related planned complex suicide-peticide	6
Development and validation of Kongoh ver. 3.0.1: Open-source software for DNA mixture interpretation in the GlobalFiler system based on a quantitative continuous model	6
The relationship between positional asphyxia and increasing body mass index	6
A genomic exploration of 15 autosomal STR loci for establishment of a DNA profile database of the population of Himachal Pradesh	6

Cut or burnt? – Categorizing morphological characteristics of heat-induced fractures and sharp force trauma	6
Applicability of 3.0 T MRI images in the estimation of full age based on shoulder joint ossification: Single-centre study	6
Micro-CT processing’s effects on microscopic appearance of human fetal cardiac samples	5
A novel method of age estimation in children using three-dimensional surface area analyses of maxillary canine apices	5
Neonatal sudden death caused by a novel heterozygous mutation in SLC25A20 gene: A case report and brief literature review	5
Immunohistochemistry patterns of SARS-CoV-2 deaths in forensic autopsies	5
Association between sexual activity-related death and non-prescription use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors	5
Determination of 3-chloro-l-tyrosine as a novel indicator of chlorine poisoning utilizing gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis	5
Could a “body fragmentation index” be useful in reconstructing events prior to burial: Case studies of selected primary and secondary mass graves from eastern Bosnia	5
Correlation study between anatomopathological data and levels of blood morphine concentrations in heroin-related deaths	5
Fatal anaphylaxis due to alpha-gal syndrome after initial cetuximab administration: The first forensic case report	5
Sex estimation of the humerus: A geometric morphometric analysis in an adult sample	5
Comparison of air dose and operator exposure from portable X-ray units	5
An autopsy case: Unusual characteristics of stab wounds inflicted by a survival knife	5
Phylogenic analysis and forensic genetic characterization of Guizhou Miao tribes from 58 microareas via autosomal STR	5
Finite element analysis to determine the cause of ring fractures in a motorcyclist’s head	5
Genetic polymorphism of both 29 Y-STRs and 213 Y-SNPs in Han populations from Shandong Province, China	5
Immunohistochemical analysis of thrombomodulin expression in myocardial tissue from autopsy cases of ischemic heart disease	5
Facial soft tissue depth measurements in cone-beam computed tomography: A study of a Brazilian sample	5
Stature estimation from various three-dimensional anthropometric foot measurements of Taiwanese female population	5
Sacral morphometrics for sex estimation of dead cases in Central Thailand	5
A forensic autopsy case: Sudden unexpected death due to cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor	5
Heart rupture as an acute complication of cocaine abuse: A case report	5
Dental age estimation of Tibetan children and adolescents: Comparison of Demirjian, Willems methods and a newly modified Demirjian method	5
Kinetics and distribution of benzalkonium compounds with different alkyl chain length following intravenous administration in rats	5
Implication of High-mobility group box-1 and skin post mortem changes in estimation of time passed since death: Animal and human study	5
A fully automated sex estimation for proximal femur X-ray images through deep learning detection and classification	4
A case of fatal multi-organ inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination	4
Applicability of newly derived second and third molar maturity indices for indicating the legal age of 16 years in the Southern Chinese population	4
An autopsy case report of aortic dissection complicated with histiolymphocytic pericarditis and aortic inflammation after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination	4
Precise and comprehensive determination of multiple body fluids by applying statistical cutoff values to a multiplex reverse transcription-PCR and capillary electrophoresis procedure for forensic purp	4
Unexpected death due to spontaneous splenic rupture: A rare case in splenic angiosarcoma	4
The number of SNPs required for distinguishing Japanese from other East Asians	4
Above or below 14 years? An orthopantomographic study based on chronological course of eruption of mandibular premolars and second molars in a sample of south Indian children	4
Examination of the usefulness of next-generation sequencing in mixed DNA samples	4
Genetic analysis of 29 Y-STR loci in Qiang population from Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in China	4
Aging is only significant factor causing CPR-induced injuries and serious injuries	4
A sudden death due to acute necrotizing encephalopathy associated with influenza A virus infection: An autopsy case report	4
Testing the nonlinear equations for dental age evaluation in a population of eastern China	4
Genetic polymorphism of 24 Y-STR loci in Altay Hui and Kazakh populations from northwest China	4
The usefulness of postmortem computed tomography angiography for subdural hematoma caused by rupture of the cortical artery: A report of two autopsy cases and a literature review	4
Rib histomorphometry: A reliability and validation study with a critical review of histological techniques for forensic age estimation	4
Applicability of the Calce method for age estimation in an Indian population: A clinical CT-based study	4
Rapid semen identification from mixed body fluids using methylation-sensitive high-resolution melting analysis of the DACT1 gene	4
The postmortem examination prior to cremation: Still a necessary safety measure?	4
Genetic polymorphisms and haplotypic structure analysis of the Guizhou Gelao ethnic group based on 35 Y-STR loci	4
The fusion of ossification centers – A comparative review of radiographic and other imaging modalities of age assessment in living groups of children, adolescents, and young adults	4
Epigenome-wide screening of CpG markers to develop a multiplex methylation SNaPshot assay for age prediction	4
A new analytical cut-off point for determining 18 years of age using MRI on medial clavicular epiphysis	4
Postmortem analysis of quetiapine and pregabalin in human bone	4
A case of carbon monoxide poisoning before a vehicle fire: Availability of volatile hydrocarbons analysis	4
Diatom extraction: A new technique with heated H2O2. A technical note	4
Application of Lithium Assay kit LS for quantification of lithium in whole blood and urine	4
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of forensic practitioners during COVID-19 pandemic in Arab countries	4
Forensic genetic polymorphisms of 16 X-STR loci in the Yunnan Miao population and their relationship to other Chinese groups	4
Population data and phylogenetic structure of 19 STR loci in Chinese Hui ethnic group residing in Yunnan province of China	3
Mycobacterium Chimaera: Clinical and medico-legal considerations starting from a case of sudden acoustic damage	3
Cutoff value for hypertrophic heart weight in the Japanese population	3
Sex estimation from the clavicle using 3D reconstruction, discriminant analyses, and neural networks in an Eastern Turkish population	3
Physical assessment of tortures: Interobserver analysis of medico-legal degrees of consistency based on the Istanbul protocol	3
Forensic medical characteristics of firearm exit wounds in cases with armour protection	3
A case of medical liability involving an unexpected systemic amyloidosis	3
Biometric sex assessment from the femur and tibia in a modern Greek population	3
Legal scenarios in the coronavirus time: Medico legal implications in the aspects of governance	3
Taphonomic model of decomposition	3
Association between an indel polymorphism within CTH and the risk of sudden cardiac death in a Chinese population	3
Investigation of the applicability of virtual gastroscopy based on postmortem computed tomography to detect changes in the stomach, along with reports of three rare cases	3
Multidisciplinary analysis of bite marks in a fatal human dog attack: A case report	3
Autopsy case of Rosai–Dorfman disease presenting as fibrinous pericarditis	3
Genetic study with 21 autosomal STRs in five Peruvian macro regions for human identification purposes	3
Some tips on age estimation using DNA methylation in saliva samples as an index across the Japanese and Indonesian ethnicities	3
Immunohistochemical analysis of CD31 expression in myocardial tissues from autopsies of patients with ischemic heart disease	3
Fatal haemorrhage from an aortoesophageal fistula secondary to button battery ingestion in a 15-month-old child. Case report and literature review	3
Suicide committed by a paramedic using a cocktail of drugs: Morphine, etomidate, diazepam and rocuronium. Case report and review of literature	3
Splenic peliosis associated with spontaneous rupture and massive bleeding	3
Validation and assessment of the Investigator® 24plex QS kit for forensic casework application: Comparison with the PowerPlex® fusion system and GlobalFiler™ PCR amplification kits	3
Proximal femur in biological profile estimation – Current knowledge and future directions	3
Postmortem examination and toxicological analysis for acute metonitazene intoxication in Japan: A case report	3
DNA microarray analysis of hypothermia-exposed murine lungs for identification of forensic biomarkers	3
Sex estimation from knee breadth dimensions in a Finnish population	3

Genetic polymorphisms of 20 autosomal STR loci in the Han population of Zhangzhou City, Southeastern China	3
Bloodstain examination and DNA typing from hand-washed bloodstains on clothes	3
Histological microaggregates as a sign of systemic dissemination due to oral ingestion of povidone-iodine (Betadine®)	3
Assessment of 19 years of a prospective national survey on drug-facilitated crimes in France	3
Sex determination from talus in Chinese population by three-dimensional measurement approach	3
Characteristics of human movement and injury in a side collision between the front of a small car and a bicycle	3
Guillain–Barré syndrome as a fatal complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection – An autopsy case	3
Efficacy of “touch” DNA recovery and room-temperature storage from assault rifle magazines	3
Haplotype diversity and phylogenetic relationship analysis of Chinese Yulin Han population using 59 Y-STR loci of two novel Y-STR typing systems	3
Efficacy of DRIVEN-FLOW® M7-II, a new on-site drug screening kit in postmortem urine compared with Triage DOA®	3
PROS1 variant in sudden death case of pulmonary embolism caused by calcification in the inferior vena cava: The importance of postmortem genetic analysis	3
Recent trends in barbiturate detection in medicolegal deaths	3
Mutation analysis for 25 Y-STR markers in Japanese population	3
Evaluation of cytokines and structural proteins to analyze the pathology of febrile central nervous system disease	3
Measurement of the open apices of mandibular first and second premolars to test the chronological age over 14 years: Study on a sample of south Indian children	2
Liability claims in Spain post-COVID-19: A predictable scenario	2
Characteristics and outcomes of homicidal and accidental stab wounds in emergency hospitals: A medicolegal comparative study	2
Sex estimation using foramen magnum measurements, discriminant analyses and artificial neural networks on an eastern Turkish population sample	2
Estimation of the mandibular dimensions from linear cranial measurements for use in craniofacial reconstruction: A preliminary study	2
Interactions of human organic anion transporters 1–4 and human organic cation transporters 1–3 with the stimulant drug methamphetamine and amphetamine	2
A retrospective analysis of data from illicit drug abuse cases in Beijing between 2018 and 2020	2
What about cerebral venous sinus thrombosis? A series of three autopsy cases	2
Bioinformatics analysis of sequential gene expression profiling after skin and skeletal muscle wound in mice	2
Methamphetamine-related forensic autopsy cases in a Japanese prefecture over a 7-year period: Characteristics of deaths and blood concentrations	2
The effect of ethanol or long-time reaction on the diatom test in water samples using sodium hypochlorite	2
Systemic amyloidosis with amyloid goiter: An autopsy report	2
Simultaneous DNA and RNA profiling in a case of sexual assault in a 3-year-old child: Forensic genetics solves the crime	2
In the case of extensively putrefied bodies, the analysis of entomological samples may support and complement the toxicological results obtained with other alternative matrices	2
Age estimation of Hispanic children in the United States: Development and validation of dental reference dataset based on two staging systems	2
A test to study the influence of impaction on mandibular third molar development and forensic age estimation in a sample of south Indian children and young adults	2
Descriptive analyses of differentially expressed proteins during intrapuparial stage based on the label-free proteomics technique between Chrysomya megacephala and Synthesiomyia nudiseta	2
Population genetic data of 22 autosomal STR loci for the Mong people in Vietnam	2
Immunohistochemical analysis of von Willebrand factor expression in myocardial tissues from autopsies of patients with ischemic heart disease	2
Lethal recreational activities involving horses – A Forensic study	2
Rapid infusion of excessive phenytoin: A newborn autopsy case	2
Deep learning in forensic shotgun pattern interpretation – A proof-of-concept study	2
Investigation of the skin lesions in lightning strike death	2
NGS plus bacterial culture: A more accurate method for diagnosing forensic-related nosocomial infections	2
X-ray analytic microscopy with CT-guided sample extraction to analyze potential projectile fragments in a dead serow	2
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with fatal outcome: Report on four forensic autopsy cases	2
Significance of postmortem biomarkers and multimarker strategy in sudden cardiac death	2
Deciduous teeth development in fetuses using postmortem computed tomography image analysis	2
Population data for 23 autosomal STR loci in White British population	2
Fatal consequence after MiraDry® treatment: Necrotizing fasciitis complicated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome	2
Forensic applicability of autosomal insertion/deletion loci in Chinese Daur ethnic group and genetic affinity evaluations between Daur group and reference populations	2
Milk of calcium pericardial effusion confirmed with postmortem computed tomography and autopsy findings: A case report	2
Biparietal osteodystrophy: Macroscopic appearance, computed tomography imaging and microarchitectural analysis	2
Morphological analysis of lingula shape in a modern Italian cemeterial population: Clinical and forensic considerations	2
Ophthalmologic examinations under the acute influence of alcohol	2
Long-lasting agony and failure to provide assistance in a case of mixed methadone-prescription drugs acute intoxication	2
Assessment of blood 2-aminothiazoline-4-carboxylic acid concentrations: Age and sex differences, and correlation with carboxyhemoglobin in fire victims	2
Advances in the identification of deciduous molar tooth germs	2
Analytical method for detection and quantification of new emerging drug etaqualone in human blood and urine by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry	2
Efficacy of machine learning assisted dental age assessment in local population	2
A burned body with a shotgun head injury found on an “altar” made of banknotes: A case report from Greece and brief review of the literature	2
Wound age estimation based on chronological changes in chitinase 3-like protein 1 expression	2
The frequently dismissed importance of properly sampling skin bruises	2
Fatal human herpes virus 6B myocarditis: Postmortem diagnosis of HHV-6B based on CD134+ T-cell tropism	2
Facial reconstruction using 3-D computerized method: A scoping review of Methods, current Status, and future developments	2
Ribosomal DNA as target for the assessment of DNA degradation of human and canine DNA	2
Body donation in Italy and the issue of consent: Operational suggestions	2
Discussion of the features of suicide trends in 1994–1995 and 2019–2020: The need for different contents in suicide prevention measures for both periods in Japan from the viewpoint of the present	2
Development of age-estimation formula using postmortem oral findings: A pilot study	2
Development and validation of a SYBR green-based mitochondrial DNA quantification method by following the MIQE and other guidelines	2
27 Y-chromosomal STR haplotypic structure for the Chinese Han population from Changchun, Northeastern China	2
Potential for personal identification using the volume of the mastoid air cells extracted from postmortem computed tomographic images	2
When DNA profiling is not enough? A case of same-sex siblings identification by odontological assessment after gas explosion-related building collapse	2
Relevance of diatom testing on closed organs of a drowned cadaver who died after receiving treatment for 10 days: A case report	2
“Body stuffing” and “Body packing” – Forensic control of human excrements in police custody in Hamburg, Germany	2
Assessment of Triage DOA®, Status DS10, and DRIVEN-FLOW® M8-Z on-site drug screening kits for postmortem urine	2
A case of sudden cardiac death due to mitochondrial disease	2
Resolving the recombination pattern of 38 X-STRs from Chinese Han three-generation pedigrees	2
Matricide and psychiatric evaluation: An update	2
Toluene abuse as a contributing factor in a case of fatal autoerotic asphyxia	2
Genetic polymorphism analyses of three novel X chromosomal short tandem repeat loci in the Xp22.3 region	2
Hand-foot syndrome induced changes of the palmar epidermal ridge configurations during and after treatment with capecitabine	2
Delayed familial self-immolation: A rare memorial event	2
Krabbe’s disease; A rare case report	2
Complete sagittal suture closure evaluation based on post mortem computed tomography	2
The development of the novel 22 X- indel multiplex system for forensic genetics	2
Causes of death of forensic autopsy cases tested positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan	2
Dystrophin and metalloproteinase 9 in myocardial ischemia: A post-mortem immunohistochemical study	2
Genetic variation of 20 autosomal STR loci in the Han nationality in Central Yunnan, Southwest China	2
Fatal intoxication due to transrectal methamphetamine overdose: A case report	2
A multidisciplinary approach in pre-pubertal child sexual assault cases – forensic evaluation and suggestions	2
Sudden nasal bleeding and brodifacoum: A case of accidental exposure or attempted homicide?	2
Post-traumatic aneurysmal rupture involving the circle of Willis affected by fibromuscular dysplasia. A case report and systematic review	2
Deaths associated with newly launched SARS-CoV-2 vaccination	1
Before blaming SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for unexpected death from atrial myocarditis, rule out alternative pathophysiologies	1
Homicides and suicides by firearm in Marseille: An 8-year review	1
Effect of machine-washing semen-stained fabrics on the persistence of human spermatozoa DNA: A systematic review of five articles	1
A revised nose tip shape validation method for facial reconstruction based on CT data from a modern German population	1
Population affinity estimation on a Spanish sample: Testing the validity and accuracy of cranium and mandible online software methods	1
Effect of FURIN SNP rs17514846 on coronary atherosclerosis in human cardiac specimens: An autopsy study of 106 cases	1
Postmortem redistribution of ketamine in ocular matrices: A study of forensic relevance	1