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.

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Inhalt
Death From Environmental Conditions.- Pathological Features of Death From Lightning Strike.- Elder Abuse.- Homicide.- Homicides by Sharp Force.- Death From Natural Causes.- Sudden and Unexpected Death in Marfan Syndrome.- Asthma Deaths.- Peliosis of the Liver and Spleen.- Infectious Diseases.- Pathology of Human Endothelium in Septic Organ Failure.- Death Scene Investigation.- Special Aspects of Crime Scene Interpretation and Behavioral Analysis.- Toxicology.- Neogenesis ofEthanol and Fusel Oils in Putrefying Blood.- Agrochemical Poisoning.- Apoptosis.- Apoptosis in Tissue Injury.- Imaging Techniques in Forensic Pathology.- Recent Advances in Postmortem Forensic Radiology.- Postmortem Ultrasound Imaging in Forensic Pathology.- Veterinary Forensic Pathology.- Veterinary Forensic Pathology.- Fixation Techniques for Organs and Parenchymal Structures.- Methods of Lung Fixation.