Forensic Pathology Reviews Volume 4

Forensic Pathology Reviews #4

by Michael Tsokos

Leading forensic pathologists from around the world synthesize the practical advances in a variety of important subspecialties of forensic pathology and demonstrate how the latest medical and scientific progress is being applied to solve current problems of high interest to forensic pathologists today. The authors offer cutting-edge insights into death from environmental conditions (lightning and elder abuse), homicide by sharp force, death from natural causes (asthma, Marfan syndrome, and peliosis of the liver and spleen), and pathology of human endothelium in septic organ failure. Additional chapters address special aspects of crime scene interpretation and behavioral analysis, neogenesis of ethanol and fusel oils in putrefying blood, agrochemical poisoning, imaging techniques in forensic pathology, and fixation techniques for organs and parenchymal structures. A comprehensive, up-to-date review of the international literature is given for each chapter.

462 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tsokos, 1967 geboren, ist Professor für Rechtsmedizin und international anerkannter Experte auf dem Gebiet der Forensik. Seit 2007 leitet er das Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Charité. Seine Bücher über spektakuläre Fälle aus der Rechtsmedizin sind allesamt Bestseller.