Fig. 15
From: Burned bodies: post-mortem computed tomography, an essential tool for modern forensic medicine
The skull of a 39-year-old man who died by asphyxia in an accidental fire at his home. a PMCT shows bilateral meningeal disruption with brain herniation (white arrows). b In the bone window, notice the important skull destruction with heat fracture and loss of temporal bones (dashed white arrow). c The autopsy photograph shows the burned herniated brain, which assumes a “cauliflower” or “mushroom” appearance (black arrows)