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  • Title: Death by biscuit--exhumation, post-mortem CT, and revision of the cause of death one year after interment.
    Author: Thali YA, Bolliger SA, Hatch GM, Ampanozi G, Thali MJ, Ruder TD.
    Journal: Leg Med (Tokyo); 2011 May; 13(3):142-4. PubMed ID: 21269860.
    Abstract:
    We describe a case of exhumation, performed to investigate the circumstances and cause of death, one year after burial. Post mortem computed tomography (PMCT) revealed a mass in the pharynx. Imaging directed the subsequent forensic autopsy to careful retrieval of a foreign body. Histological analysis revealed a non-cellular composition. The detection of foreign material in the pharynx and its composition indicated accidental, rather than natural death, secondary to choking on food. This unusual case illustrates how post mortem imaging can significantly contribute to forensic investigation and stresses the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between forensic pathologists and radiologists.
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