Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

A comparative evaluation of ct scan findings and post mortem examination findings in head injuries

  • Author:
  • R Sharma, A Murari
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2006
  • Page Number: 1 to 3

*Head Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi-110001

Abstract

The study pertains to comparative evaluation of CT scan finding and post mortem examination findings in fifty cases of head injury victims. It was observed that although CT scan is a useful tool for the diagnosis of various kinds of lesions of head injury, autopsy was found to be more effective in detecting them.

Keywords

Head injury, CT scan findings, Autopsy