Fatal gunshot to a fox: The Virtopsy approach in a forensic veterinary case
Fatal gunshot to a fox: The Virtopsy approach in a forensic veterinary case
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10.1016/j.jofri.2014.11.001
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2015-03-01
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Flach, Patricia M.
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Franckenberg, Sabine;Kern, Fabian;Flach, Patricia M.
A four-month-old male fox shot dead by a hunter was subjected to unenhanced postmortem computed tomography (PMCT), PMCT-angiography (PMCTA) and magnetic resonance imaging (PMMR) to document the effects of semi-jacketed hunting ammunition (.17 Hornet) on the body of a small animal. The effect of the ammunition on bone structures (crushing of the cervical spine and spinal cord), blood vessels (laceration of all supra-aortal vessels) and surrounding soft tissue (large wound cavity) was extensive, and imaging confirmed the fatal power of the ammunition. Virtual autopsy (Virtopsy) is a valuable examination tool for veterinary indications as well as in humans. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.