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21. Body weight estimation based on postmortem CT data—validation of a multiplication factor

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Jackowski, C., Schwendener, N., Zeyer-Brunner, J., Schyma, C., Jackowski, C., Schwendener, N., Zeyer-Brunner, J., and Schyma, C.

Abstract

Postmortem computed tomography (pmCT) is increasingly applied in forensic medicine as a documentation and diagnostic tool. The present study investigated if pmCT data can be used to estimate the corpse weight. In 50 forensic cases, pmCT examinations were performed prior to autopsy and the pmCT data were used to determine the body volume using an automated segmentation tool. PmCT was performed within 48h postmortem. The body weights assessed prior to autopsy and the body volumes assessed using the pmCT data were used to calculate individual multiplication factors. The mean postmortem multiplication factor for the study cases was 1.07g/ml. Using this factor, the body weight may be estimated retrospectively when necessary. Severe artifact causing foreign bodies within the corpses limit the use of pmCT data for body weight estimations.

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2021

31. Abstracts

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Kaatsch, Hans-Jürgen, Püschel, K., Heinemann, A., Klaas, Jakob, Graß, Hildegard, Staak, Michael, Benthaus, S., Vock, R., Brinkmann, B., Temme, O., Daldrup, T., Dilger, M., Fink, T., Rittner, Ch., Thali, Michael J., Braun, M., Brueschweiler, W., Kneubuehl, B. P., Vock, P., Wirth, J., Dirnhofer, R., Bohnert, M., Berger, H., Buck, U., Pollak, S., Gotta, J. C., Erdmann, F., Riße, M., Schütz, H., Weiler, G., Pragst, F., Auwärter, V., Sporkcrt, F., Roewer, L., Willuweit, S., Kayser, M., Nagy, M., de Knijff, P., Geserick, G., Augustin, C., Betz, A., Carracedo, A., Corach, D., Dupuy, B. M., Gusmaõ, L., Henke, L., Hidding, M., Kärgel, H. J., Lessig, R., Liebeherr, E., Parson, W., Pascali, V. L., Rolf, B., Schneider, P. M., Dobosz, T., Teifel-Greding, J., Krawczak, M., Bauer, M., Patzelt, D., Kuznik, J., Bondy, B., Eisenmenger, W., Möller, H. -J., Zehner, R., Niess, C., Amendt, J., Krettek, R., Weinmann, W., Görner, M., Goerke, R., Mahler, H., Fowinkel, C., Haarhoff, K., Schmidt, P., Schmolke, C., Mußhoff, F., Menzen, M., Prohaska, C., Madea, B., Kauert, G., Gleicher, S., Drasch, G., von Meyer, L., Roider, G., Quitterer, D., Kröner, L., Toennes, S. W., Jurowich, S., Käferstein, H., Sticht, G., Gilg, T., Priemer, F., Jocham, N., Fechner, G., Ortmann, Ch., Schulte, T., Nieschalk, M., Weirich, V., Rummel, J., Rentsch, D., Wegener, R., Berehaus, G., Graß, H., Grellner, W., Rettig-Stürmer, A., Kühn-Becker, H., Georg, T., Möller, M., Wilske, J., Kemmerling, R., Sachs, H., Menting, T., Musshoff, F., Schoenemeier, S., Bürrig, K. -F., Jacob, B., Bonte, W., Maeda, H., Zhu, B. -L., Fujita, M. Q., Quan, L., Ishida, K., Taniguchi, M., Böhme, B., Rauch, E., Penning, R., Amberg, R., Blackwell, C. C., Pelz, K., Meier, V., Saternus, K. -S., Gessler, F., Böhnel, H., Bouska, I., Toupalík, P., Klir, P., Kleemann, W. J., Ast, F., Beck, U., Debertin, S., Giebe, B., Heide, S., Sperhake, J., Poets, C. F., Weis, C., Schlaud, M., Bajanowski, T., Wedekind, H., Breithardt, G., Debertin, A. S., Tönjes, H., Tschernig, T., Pabst, R., Tröger, H. D., Krill, A., Hame, M., Bouška, I., Ježková, J., Kernbach-Wighton, G., Wense, A. v. d., Kijewski, H., Goeke, M., Weber, B., Staak, M., Dettmeyer, R., Driever, F., Becker, A., Wiestler, O. D., Verhoff, M. A., Woenckhaus, J., Hauri-Bionda, R., Strehler, M., Bär, W., Ohshima, T., Takayasu, T., Kondo, T., Sato, Y., Tarbah, Fuad A., Mahler, Hellmut, Temme, Oliver, Daldrup, Thomas, Pötsch, Lucia, Emmerich, Patricia, Skopp, Gisela, Andresen, H., Schmoldt, A., Thurau, K., Vogt, S., Große-Perdekamp, M., Pufal, E., Sykutera, M., Rochholz, G., Lis, G., Sliwka, K., Zörntlein, S., Röhrich, J., Pötsch, L., Becker, J., Mattern, Rainer, Yamamoto, Yoshiko, Hayase, Tamaki, Yamamoto, Keiichi, Piette, Michel H. A., De Letter, Els A., Cordonnier, Jan, Schultes, A., Pluisch, F., Darok, M., Kollroser, M., Mannweiler, S., Babel, B., Magerl, H., Mahfoud, B., Stein, S., Iwersen-Bergmann, S., Risser, D., Hönigschnabl, S., Stichenwirth, M., Sebald, D., Kaff, A., Schneider, B., Vycudilik, W., Bauer, G., Reitz, E., Kimont, H. -G., Molnár, A., Jeszenszky, E., Benkó, A., Száz, E., Varga, T., Mayr, N. P., Schmidbauer, S., Hallfeldt, K., Bank, A., Iffland, R., Schuff, A., Fischer, T., Weingarten, Y., Alt, A., Janda, I., Wurst, F. M., Seidl, S., Seitler, C., Haag-Dawoud, Munira, Beike, J., Vennemann, B., Köhler, H., Hendreich, F. -I., Giebe, W., Reimann, I., Werner, R., Klein, A., Schulz, K., Feischer, D., Erfurt, Ch., Arnold, R., Winnefeld, K., Riepert, T., Iffland, R., Longauer, F., Kardošovå, V., Anders, S., Hildebrand, E., Schulz, F., Möbus, U., Jaroß, W., Wittig, H., Schmidt, U., Hauptmann, K., Krause, D., Prudlow, B., Rohner, T., Molz, G., Früchtnicht, W., Hoppe, B., Henßge, C., Althaus, L., Herbst, J., Preiß, U., Stein, C., Glenewinkel, F., Leinzinger, E. P., Lászik, A., Soós, M., Hubay, M., Sótonyi, P., Schliff, A., Gatternig, R., Hering, S., Edelmann, J., Plate, I., Michael, M., Kuhlisch, E., Szibor, R., von Wurmb, N., Hammer, U., Meissner, D., Kirches, E., Dietzmann, K., Pfeiffer, H., Ortmann, C., Meißner, C., Mohamed, S. A., Warnk, H., Gehlsen-Lorenzen, A., Oehmichen, M., Heidorn, F., Henkel, R., Schulz, M. M., Reichert, W., Mattern, R., Baasner, A., Banaschak, S., Schäfer, C., Benecke, M., Reibe, S., Barksdale, Larry, Sundermeier, Jon, Ratcliffe, Brett C., Lutz, S., Hohoff, C., Schürenkamp, M., Kahle, C., Fieguth, A., Ritz-Timme, S., Laumeier, I., Schütz, H. W., Schulte-Mönting, J., Chaudri, S., Welti, M., Dittmann, V., Olze, A., Schmeling, A., Reisinger, W., Klotzbach, H., Gabriel, P., Demir, T., Huckenbeck, W., Reuhl, J., Schuster, R., Maxeiner, H., Bockholdt, B., Jachau, K., Kuchheuser, W., Försterling, T., Ehrlich, E., Besselmann, M., Du Chesne, A., Albrecht, U. -V., Guan, D. W., Dreßler, J., Voigtmann, K., Müller, E., Vieler, S., Kirchner, A., Humpert, M., Breitmeier, D., Mansouri, F., Wyler, D., Marty, W., Sigrist, Th., Zollinger, U., Meyer, U., Allmen, G. v., Karger, B., Hoekstra, A., Stehmann, B., Schmidt, P. F., Peschel, O., Vollmar, C., Szeimies, U., Rothschild, M. A., Kegel, D., Klatt, A., Klatt, C., Briese, B. -H., Schyma, C., Schyma, P., Angetter, Daniela, Perdekamp, M. Große, Sun, Y., Guttenberge, R., Riede, U. -N., Poetsch, M., Seefeldt, S., Maschke, M., Lignitz, E., Zeller, M., Wehner, H. -D., Czarnetzki, A., Blin, N., Bender, K., Emmerich, P., Pádár, Zs., Egyed, B., Kemény, G., Woller, J., Füredi, S., Balogh, I., Cremer, U., Scheil, H. -G., Schiwy-Bochat, K. -H., Althoff, H., Immel, U. -D., Tatschner, Th., Lang, C., Versmold, D., Reineke, Th., Mall, G., Dahlmann, F., Büttner, A., Hubig, M., Rötzscher, K., Grundmann, C., Oritani, S., Peter, J., Popov, V., Olejnik, V., Khokhlov, V. D., Stiller, D., Romanowski, U., Kleiber, M., Klupp, N., Mortinger, H., Chadová, L., Bouška, I., Toupalik, P., Schnabel, A., Lutz, F. -U., Crivellaro, A., Strauch, H., Dan, Dermengiu, Silvia, Dermengiu, Buda, Octavian, Kandolf, R., Kaiser, R., Eis-Hübinger, A. M., Kobek, M., Jankowski, Z., Rygol, K., Kulikowska, J., Martin, H., Kolbow, K., Keil, W., Wang, Huijun, Ding, Yanqing, Huang, Guangzhao, Wu, Zhongbi, Wehner, F., Subke, J., Zdravkovic, M., Otasevic, V., Rostov, M., Karadzic, R., Kildüschov, E. M., Buromski, I. W., Plaksin, W. O., Wendland, A., Spiridonow, W. A., Sabusow, J. G., Kalinin, J. P., Heide, S., Schmidt, V., Wiegand, P., Kleiber, M., Demmler, G., Zack, F., Reischle, S., Schönpflug, M., Beier, G., Berchtenbreiter, C., Lackner, K., Jendrusch, B., Wolf, H., Buhmann, D., Summa, H., Matschke, J., Stürenburg, H. J., Junge, M., Wischhusen, F., Müldner, C., Schröder, A., Kaiser, E., Lasczkowski, G., Hofbauer, V., Eberl, N., Thomson, H., Tatschner, T., Milz, S., Gazov, E., Trübner, K., Brenner, M., Tsokos, M., Anders, S., Paulsen, F., Reith, K., Bratzke, H., Schapfeld, R., Graefe-Kirci, U., Stiller, D., Trübner, K., and Schäfer, A. Th.

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2000
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35. Extended suicide using an atypical stud gun

Author

Hagemeier, L., Schyma, C., and Madea, Burkhard

Subjects
Suicide -- Research, Welding equipment -- Usage, Law
Abstract

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.03.028 Byline: L. Hagemeier, C. Schyma, B. Madea Keywords: Extended suicide; Stud gun; Powder drains; Specific findings; Pattern of injuries Abstract: Suicides with stud guns are uncommon, but are well documented in the literature. On rare occasions, stud guns are also used as a homicide weapon. This case report describes an extended suicide in which a husband killed his wife and their two dogs, which lived on the property. The husband then committed suicide with a shot from the stud gun into his skull. He was a 70-year-old pensioner, a retired butcher, who was found by his son. He was lying in a supine position on a carpet in the living room, with the stud gun stuck in his skull. During autopsy, high concentrations of an antihistamine were found in the blood of each corpse; this drug is used as a soporific. In contrast to the literature, which mainly describes powder deposits due to the use of conventional stud guns, in this case a stud gun was used in which the expanding gases and powder escaped together with the central bolt at the front of the device; powder drains were not involved. Detailed findings of the autopsy are given with reference to this type of stud gun. Author Affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Stiftsplatz 12, 53111 Bonn, Germany Article History: Received 14 January 2009; Revised 26 February 2009; Accepted 31 March 2009

Published
2009

38. Sudden cardiac death in forensic medicine – Swiss recommendations for a multidisciplinary approach

Author

Wilhelm, M, primary, Bolliger, SA, additional, Bartsch, C, additional, Fokstuen, S, additional, Gräni, C, additional, Martos, V, additional, Medeiros, Domingo, additional, Osculati, A, additional, Rieubland, C, additional, Sabatasso, S, additional, Saguner, AM, additional, Schyma, C, additional, Tschui, J, additional, Wyler, D, additional, Bhuiyan, ZA, additional, Fellmann, F, additional, and Michaud, K, additional

Published
2015
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44. The Accelerated Polyvinyl-Alcohol Method for GSR Collection—PVAL 2.0

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Schyma, C and Placidi, P

Abstract

The polyvinyl-alcohol collection method (PVAL) is used in forensic practice to gather topographical information about gunshot residues (GSR) from the hands to decide if the subject has made use of firearms. The results allow a distinction between suicide and homicide. The only inconvenience of PVAL was that the procedure took about 60 min because three layers of liquid PVAL had to be applied and dried. Therefore, the collection method was only applied to corpses. The improved and accelerated PVAL 2.0 uses a sandwich technique. Cotton gauze for stabilization is moistened with a 10% PVAL solution. A solid film of PVAL (Solublon®) is spread on the cotton mesh. The gauze is then modeled to the hand and dried with a hair dryer. After removing the cotton gauze, the traces are embedded in the water-soluble PVAL. The procedure does not take more than 15 min. The results demonstrate the qualities and advantages of PVAL: topographical distribution of GSR, highest gain of GSR, sampling of all other traces like blood, backspatter etc., and humidity does not reduce the gain. In addition, with the new PVAL 2.0 dislocation of GSR or contamination are excluded. PVAL 2.0 can also be applied on live suspects.

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2000
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45. DNA-PCR Analysis of Bloodstains Sampled by the Polyvinyl-Alcohol Method

Author

Schyma, C, Huckenbeck, W, and Bonte, W

Abstract

Among the usual techniques of sampling gunshot residues (GSR), the polyvinyl-alcohol method (PVAL) includes the advantage of embedding all particles, foreign bodies and stains on the surface of the shooter's hand in exact and reproducible topographic localization. The aim of the present study on ten persons killed by firearms was to check the possibility of DNA-PCR typing of blood traces embedded in the PVAL gloves in a second step following GSR analysis. The results of these examinations verify that the PVAL technique does not include factors that inhibit successful PCR typing. Thus the PVAL method can be recommended as a combination technique to secure and preserve inorganic and biological traces at the same time.

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1999
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46. Body weight estimation based on postmortem CT data—validation of a multiplication factor

Author

Jackowski, C., Schwendener, N., Zeyer-Brunner, J., Schyma, C., Jackowski, C., Schwendener, N., Zeyer-Brunner, J., and Schyma, C.

Abstract

Postmortem computed tomography (pmCT) is increasingly applied in forensic medicine as a documentation and diagnostic tool. The present study investigated if pmCT data can be used to estimate the corpse weight. In 50 forensic cases, pmCT examinations were performed prior to autopsy and the pmCT data were used to determine the body volume using an automated segmentation tool. PmCT was performed within 48h postmortem. The body weights assessed prior to autopsy and the body volumes assessed using the pmCT data were used to calculate individual multiplication factors. The mean postmortem multiplication factor for the study cases was 1.07g/ml. Using this factor, the body weight may be estimated retrospectively when necessary. Severe artifact causing foreign bodies within the corpses limit the use of pmCT data for body weight estimations.

47. Cat and dog scavenging at indoor forensic scenes: strategies for documentation and detection.

Author

Indra L, Schyma C, and Lösch S

Subjects
Dogs, Animals, Cats, Humans, Male, Female, Postmortem Changes, Middle Aged, Forensic Sciences methods, Adult, Pets, Documentation, Feeding Behavior
Abstract

Vertebrate scavenging on human remains is occasionally observed at indoor forensic scenes, especially when pets have access to the body and their deceased owners were socially distanced. Pets feeding on corpses have implications for the forensic investigation, e.g. for trauma analysis and the assessment of the cause of death, the estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI), or the recovery of the complete set of remains. Documentation of potential scavenging in forensic practice is tenuous and needs to be improved in order to be able to use the information for future casework. Investigators need to be aware of the alterations pets can cause to human remains and how these affect further analyses. Following a combined literature review for cat and canine scavenging, we present seven new cases from Switzerland with cat and/or dog involvement. We then created a flowchart guide for a systematic collection of data to use at indoor forensic scenes of suspected scavenging. Our literature review revealed the challenge in discriminating between scavenging by domestic cats and dogs, based on the appearance of the lesions alone. Furthermore, the information that is often routinely collected in indoor fatalities with potential scavenging activity is not sufficient to perform this separation. To provide a practical basis for cat and canine scavenging and its differentiation, we summarise strategies and present a flowchart to use in forensic casework of suspected indoor scavenging., (© 2023. The Author(s).)

Published
2024
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48. New alginate-gelatine method for casting of staining inside firearm barrels.

Author

Schyma C and Berthold M

Subjects
Humans, Staining and Labeling, Glucuronic Acid, Blood Stains, Hexuronic Acids, Gelatin, Alginates, Firearms, Forensic Ballistics methods, Wounds, Gunshot pathology
Abstract

Contact shots to the head often leave behind biological traces inside firearm barrels, a phenomenon of great forensic interest. Until now, the visualization and preservation of these traces presented a significant challenge, lacking a reliable method. This study addresses this gap by searching for a suitable method to extract the traces within a casting. Using alginate or gelatine as suitable materials, the results were hampered by serious adhesion issues and their extraction out of the firearm barrel was impeded. Finally, the combination of 11% gelatine with 1% alginate, introduced into the barrel around a 'central spine', succeeded to consistently produce replicable castings. Experimental contact shots displayed a distinct staining gradient from the muzzle to the rear of the barrel, as revealed through endoscopy and proved in the macroscopic casting. The technique proved effective for various common handgun barrels and successfully preserved blood and gunshot residue (GSR) patterns within the barrel. This method offers the dual benefits of visually mapping staining patterns and securing localized samples for targeted molecular genetic analysis in forensic investigations., (© 2024. The Author(s).)

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2024
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49. The muzzle to target distance -staining inside different parts of the firearm barrel.

Author

Schyma C, Müller R, Brünig J, Zieger M, Utz S, and Grabmüller M

Subjects
Humans, Forensic Ballistics, Models, Biological, DNA genetics, Staining and Labeling, Wounds, Gunshot, Firearms, MicroRNAs
Abstract

Biological traces inside firearm barrels were observed as a result of contact shots to the head. The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of the muzzle to target distance on staining inside the anterior and posterior part of firearm barrels. Ninety-nine shots were fired to so-called reference cubes (10% gelatine, 12 cm edge length, embedded paint-blood-pad) using three current handguns. Shot range was varied from contact to 50 cm distance. High-speed cameras recorded external backspatter. Endoscopic examination assessed visible staining along the barrel. Each two swabbings were gathered from the anterior and the posterior part of the barrel. The first swabs were submitted to quantitative PCR, the second ones to DNA-RNA-co-extraction. Thorough mechanical and chemical cleaning was performed to avoid any contamination which was controlled by negative zero swabs after each cleaning. In single shots up to 50 cm distance, minimal, but DNA-positive sporadic traces were detected inside the barrel in vicinity of the muzzle. Visible complex staining varying in extent was observed in the anterior barrel part for 10 cm or less distance in dependence of the calibre. The posterior part showed detectable traces only after close range shots (< 5 cm). Generally staining inside the barrel decreased from the muzzle to the rear end, which correlated with the yield of DNA. Some contact shots did not cause any staining in the posterior part of the barrel despite massive external backspatter. Blood-specific miRNA was primarily found where DNA was detected. This experience encourages to take a second swab for RNA analysis. The amount of nucleic acids in the barrel at varying muzzle to target distances is subject to large variations between individual shots and therefore appears not suitable for a reliable determination of the shot distance in a particular case on its own. Instead, shot range estimation should also take into account morphology and distribution of traces inside the barrel., (© 2023. The Author(s).)

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2024
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50. Study of backspatter using high-speed video of experimental gunshots.

Author

Schyma C, Baumann F, Madea B, and Gotsmy W

Subjects
Firearms, Gelatin, Humans, Models, Biological, Forensic Ballistics methods, Wounds, Gunshot
Abstract

Backspatter is biological material that is ejected from the entry wound against the line of fire. This phenomenon was also observed in wound ballistic simulations using so called "reference cubes" (12 cm edge length, 10% gelatin, 4 °C, paint pad beneath the cover). High-speed video records from 102 experimental shots to these target models using full metal jacketed bullets in the calibers .32 auto, .38 special, 9 mm Luger and .357 Magnum were analyzed for chronology, morphological appearance and velocity of fluid ejection. Generally, a short tail splashing of surface material occurred when the bullet was penetrating the target. In 51 shots from distance (≥ 5 cm), regardless of caliber and shot range, a linear jet of fluid started in connection with the first collapse of the temporary cavity. The initial velocity of the jet was measured between 6 and 45 m/s. The jet was streaming on for about 60 to 100 ms with a stochastic deviation of ± 13° to the horizontal. Close range and contact shots showed earlier and faster (up to 330 m/s) backspatter depending on the cartridge and the gap between muzzle and target. Gaseous aerosol-like spray and cone-like spatter indicated an increasing influence of muzzle gases with decreasing shot range. Even under standardized experimental conditions, variations of backspatter were observed in near/contact shots.

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2021
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