Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D., Ponni Arunkumar, M.D. and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Hanging mark
Ligature strangulation mark
Multiple loop marks
Manual strangulation
Simon sign
Positional asphyxia
Neck dissection in asphyxia cases
Crush asphyxia
Plastic bag suffocation
Conjunctival petechiae
Eye hemorrhage
Wedging
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D., Ponni Arunkumar, M.D. and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Hyoid bone hemorrhage
Hyoid bone fracture
Larynx hemorrhage
Choking
Aspiration
Opening of the skull and removal of the brain
Removal of the orbital contents
Full body autopsy, including the brain, with modified Virchows technique
Simple method to check patency of the biliary system
Dissection of the heart (after separation from the body)
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D. and Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Blood flow method
Right atrium
Right ventricle
Right ventricle outflow tract and pulmonic valve
Left atrium
Left ventricle
Left ventricle outflow tract
Base of the heart method
Valve plane
4 chamber method
4 heart chambers
Coronary artery serial sectioning method
Separating vessels at base of heart
Left anterior descending coronary artery
Left circumflex coronary artery
Right coronary artery
Coronary artery removal method
Left anterior descending coronary artery
Left circumflex coronary artery
Right coronary artery
Dissected coronaries
Serial sectioning of the coronaries
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D., Robert Stoppacher, M.D., Serenella Serinelli M.D., Ponni Arunkumar, M.D. and Luigi Bonaccorso, M.D.
Abrasion
Bruise
Laceration
Fracture
Mixed wound
Superficial abrasion with skin tags
Road rash
Patterned abrasions
Fingernail abrasions
Pressure abrasion
Postmortem abrasions
Ecchymosis
Hematoma
Visceral contusion
Tram-like bruise
Loop-like bruise
Patterned abraded contusion
Fingertip contusion
Subcutaneous hemorrhage
Deep soft tissue hemorrhage
Tardieu spots
Laceration
Hammer lacerations
Aortic lacerations due to motor vehicle collision
Liver laceration
Avulsion laceration
Closed fracture
Open fractures
Multiple facial bone fractures
Linear fracture of the cranial vault
Raccoon eyes
Anterior cranial base fractures
Ear bleeding
Middle cranial base fractures
Depressed skull fracture
Ring fracture
Victim of a motor vehicle collision
Chop lacerations
Contributed by Michel Tawil, M.D.
Cortical surface
Contributed by Michel Tawil, M.D.
Sections from frontal lobe
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D.
Stages of drowning
Contributed by Allecia M. Wilson, M.D.
Washerwoman hands
Washerwoman feet
Mouth with foam cone
Mouth and nose with foamy contents
Drowning scene
Contributed by Allecia M. Wilson, M.D.
Stomach contents with muddy water and sediment
Extraction of watery sphenoid contents
Larynx with foamy contents
Contributed by Mark A. Giffen, Jr., D.O., Jerri L. McLemore, M.D. and Patrick E. Lantz, M.D.
Partial thickness burns
Full thickness burns
Thermal charring
Electrical burn of wrist
Cutaneous Lichtenburg figures
Contributed by Mark A. Giffen, Jr., D.O.
Soot within upper airway
Wischnewski spots
Contributed by Anna McDonald, M.D.
Electrical burn microscopy
Contributed by Priya Banerjee, M.D.
Ant feeding artifacts
Ant feeding artifact along clothing
Beetle frass
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Circular maggot feeding artifacts
Irregular ant feeding artifact
Contributed by Mark A. Giffen, Jr., D.O.
Air embolism
Postmortem angiography
3 dimensional
reconstruction of
occipitalatlantal
dislocation
Occipitalatlantal dislocation
Projectile wound track
Dental Xrays for identification
Thoracic projectile
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D. and Robert Stoppacher, M.D.
Hard contact entrance gunshot wound
Loose contact entrance gunshot wound
Near contact entrance gunshot wound
Intermediate range gunshot wound
Distant (or indeterminate) range gunshot wound
Atypical entrance
Exit gunshot wound
Felc mark
Graze wound
Contact shotgun entrance wound
Exit shotgun wounds
Keyhole lesion of the skull
Gunshot wound to the head
Rifle wound to the thigh
Rifle wound to the face
Rifle wound to the face
Clothes examination
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D. and Robert Stoppacher, M.D.
Gunshot entrance wound
Contact gunshot entrance wound
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D., Ponni Arunkumar, M.D., Luigi Bonaccorso, M.D. and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Postmortem radiology
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D., Ponni Arunkumar, M.D., Luigi Bonaccorso, M.D. and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Incised wounds
Stab wound
Chop wounds to the head
Wound tailing
Wound margin approximation
Hesitation marks - recent
Hesitation marks - remote
Medical intervention
V shaped stab wound
Vascular injury
Partial skin flap
Active defense wounds
Passive defensive wounds
Broken glass
Broken glass - causative object
Scissors
Cross tip screwdriver
Flathead screwdriver
Ice pick - cutaneous lesion
Ice pick - skull lesion
Barbecue fork
Contributed by Lorenzo Gitto, M.D., Ponni Arunkumar, M.D., Luigi Bonaccorso, M.D. and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Heart stab wound
Lung stab wound
Pale organs
Contributed by Patrick Lantz, M.D. and Jerri McLemore, M.D.
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy valve and ventricular ring
Hypertrophic and obstructive cardiomyopathy
Sarcoidosis atrioventricular node
Contributed by Mehrnoosh Ghandili, M.D., Mark A. Giffen, Jr., D.O. and Jerri McLemore, M.D.
Acute atherosclerotic plaque rupture
Acute myocardial infarction
Cardiac myocyte disarray
Cardiac myocyte hypertrophy
Giant cell myocarditis
Lymphohistiocytic myocarditis
Sarcoidosis in atrioventricular node
Contributed by Mark A. Giffen, Jr., D.O.
Catheter in portal vein
Vascular catheter transection
Contributed by Michel Tawil, M.D.
Petechial hemorrhage
Contributed by Michel Tawil, M.D.
Axonal spheroids
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Madea: 2014
Rutty: 2017
Saukko: 2015
Spitz: 2020
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