In the area of clinical forensic medicine, the following projects of different issues are currently being conducted.
In this project, funded by the province of Styria, a telemedicine system called Forensic PETRA is being developed to enable forensic investigators to conduct clinical and forensic examinations live through the eyes of the investigator.
In this project funded by the federal government, the Clinical Forensic Medical Examination Center at the D & F Institute for Forensic Medicine is being expanded and will begin offering clinically forensic examinations that can be used in court, in accordance with the latest scientific standards, across the board.
The gold standard in forensic age assessment is based on an external examination of a person, the evaluation of an OPG (orthopantomogram, dental X-ray), an X-ray of the hand and wrist, and a CT scan of the clavicles. These methods involve radiation exposure, which is a recurring topic in public and political debate.
The objectives of this ongoing study are
by performing an MRI examination of three body regions in a single session.
In clinical forensic medicine, it is often important to determine the time of occurrence of soft tissue injuries, as dating injuries is often essential for reconstructing crimes.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the MRI characteristics of hematomas that were experimentally produced by controlled application of an impact with a mechanical device in test subjects. The hematomas are then repeatedly scanned at different time points on a 3T MRI scanner and the resulting images are analyzed.
