Fig. 12
From: Burned bodies: post-mortem computed tomography, an essential tool for modern forensic medicine
The burned skull of a 32-year-old man who died in the context of carbon monoxide poisoning in a fire at his home. a Please note the outer table heat fractures by delamination (white arrowheads) with multiple bone fragments in the surrounding scalp (white arrow). b Sagittal reconstruction shows the characteristic tongue protrusion related to death by asphyxia (white asterisk). Note the metallic artefact of a necklace which can permit body identification (white dashed arrow). c On volume rendering reconstruction, the irregular edges of outer table heat fracture (black arrowheads) with inner table integrity (black asterisk) are easily seen