Journal
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2023.2283414
Keywords
Post-mortem; peer review; cardiac dimensions; photograph; imaging
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Peer reviewing post-mortem reports, photographs, and histology is essential in forensic pathology, and comparing dimensions measured from photographs with recorded measurements is sometimes necessary. However, limited studies validate the accuracy of measurements from photographs in forensic pathology. This study found that cardiac dimensions measured from a standard post-mortem photograph had low overall accuracy compared to gross measurements. These results suggest that measurements from post-mortem photographs have limited utility in assessing cardiac dimensions.
Peer reviewing post-mortem reports, photographs and histology is a mandatory process in the everyday practice of forensic pathology. In the context of organ measurement/dimensions, comparing the dimensions measured from a post-mortem photograph and what was recorded in the post-mortem report is sometimes necessary. However, there are limited studies validating the accuracy of dimensions measured from a photograph in forensic pathology. This study examined the cardiac dimensions measured from a standard post-mortem photograph of a heart section. It showed that although there was acceptable intra- and inter-rater reliability, the overall accuracy was low compared with gross measurement at post-mortem examination. The results from this study suggest that measurements taken from a post-mortem photograph have limited utility in assessing cardiac dimensions. The reasons for this discrepancy and recommendations on how to improve the accuracy are provided.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available