Fig. 13
From: Burned bodies: post-mortem computed tomography, an essential tool for modern forensic medicine
The charred body of a 71-year-old man found in a burning house following a homicide with gunshots, where approximately 200 shrapnel fragments were identified in the chest region (not shown here). a, b Typical thermal epidural haematoma: crossing the midline, crescent shaped, with a subdural appearance (arrowheads). The coronal reconstruction shows detachment of the sagittal superior sinus (thick white arrow). There were no shrapnel fragments in the skull. c Autopsy confirmed a thermal epidural haematoma with perfect agreement with the PMCT images (black arrowheads dura mater)