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CT-scanning was introduced before Medico-Legal autopsy at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen in 2002. 525 bodies are included in the present series. CT-scanning was most valuable in demonstrating foreign bodies (bullets, osteosynthesis-material, etc), bone fractures, certain intracranial lesions, haematomas, haemorrhages and fluid in the body cavities. The scanner produced very useful evidence and documentation for use in court cases.

In a matched cohort study we estimate the risk of hospitalisation due to gastroenteritis, complications and sequelae after infections with zoonotic Salmonella, Campylobacter spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, E. coli and Shigella infections. Out of 52,783 patients, 7,524 (14.4%) were hospitalized with gastroenteritis, 647 (1.2%) with complications and 865 (1.7%) with long-term sequelae. In Denmark in 2005 there were 6,010 registered episodes of infections with bacteria that are usually foodborne, contributing to an estimated 6,267 days of hospitalisation.

A case of protein-losing enteropathy associated with aortic stenosis and without signs of right-sided heart failure is described. The protein loss was diagnosed and quantitated by 111Indium-transferrin imaging and whole-body retention. The intestinal loss of protein decreased from 35% to 5% after implantation of a mechanical aorta valve.