Diagnostic Methods in Forensic Pathology, Third Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of a renewed edition of the Special Issue entitled “Diagnostic Methods in Forensic Pathology”, which comprises a collection of high-quality papers related to all aspects of forensic pathology. Understanding the cause of death in forensic investigations can be complex, and autopsies alone may not provide conclusive results, making the assessment of the circumstances leading to death challenging. Additional issues in forensic pathology can include cause of death in particular circumstances (sudden death, putrefied or altered bodies), post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation and injury vitality. In many cases, forensic evaluations require a multidisciplinary approach where the forensic pathologist collaborates with other specialists, such as toxicologists, anthropologists, odontologists, radiologists, entomologists, geneticists, and engineers. This collaboration has enabled innovations in forensic practices and the development of new diagnostic strategies and techniques.This Special Issue aims to include scientific advances and perspectives for the developments and discoveries in all fields of post-mortem forensic diagnostics. To this scope, this Special Issue will include scientific articles (case report and case series with well-documented circumstantial data encompassing the application of multidisciplinary approaches, reviews and original articles), on all the forensic methods/investigations/analyses useful to reach a clear post-mortem diagnosis.

Dr. Gennaro Baldino
Dr. Elvira Ventura Spagnolo
Guest Editors

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