Radiological stab wound channel depiction with instillation of contrast medium

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2010 Jan;12(1):39-41. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.09.006. Epub 2009 Oct 23.

Abstract

The radiological depiction of stab wounds in soft-tissues using multislice computed tomography is difficult and the hereby obtained images often lack contrast. To overcome these shortcomings we tried a new method. We gently instilled the contrast medium Lipiodol((R)) Ultra-fluide into five experimentally induced stab wounds on a pork haunch. Subsequent MSCT reconstructions of the wounds delivered clear, for medical laymen easily appreciable images regarding the stab direction and the stab depth. We believe that this easy and rapid technique can be useful in the examination of stab wounds in living and dead victims of sharp trauma.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Contrast Media / administration & dosage*
  • Forensic Pathology / methods*
  • Iodized Oil / administration & dosage*
  • Models, Animal
  • Swine
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Wounds, Stab / diagnostic imaging*
  • Wounds, Stab / pathology

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iodized Oil