Measuring volume and density of human organs and its significance in medicine and forensic medicine: lung.
- Author:
Xiao-Jun YU
1
;
Xiao-Ping LAI
;
Yu-Bo FAN
;
Wen YU
;
Jin-Chuan LI
;
Mao-Yang LIU
Author Information
1. Department Forensic Medicine of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, China.
- Publication Type:Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Age Factors;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Anthropometry/methods*;
Autopsy;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Female;
Forensic Medicine;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Lung/pathology*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Organ Size;
Pulmonary Edema/pathology*;
Sex Factors;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2006;22(4):251-253
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECT:To obtain values of normal human lung and diffuse pathological changes, in order to provide a simple and convenient diagnostic method for measuring human visceral organs in the autopsy of pathology and forensic pathology.
METHODS:The exact mass, volume and density of normal and pathological lung were synchronously measured with the intelligentized volume-densimeter made by authors.
RESULTS:The date-base about the volume and density of human lung with different races were established for anatomy, anthropology and biodynamics. In two cases of over-load in circulation and water toxicosis, the severe lung edema was proved with the scale of lung density, which was atypical edema in the lung tissue.
CONCLUSION:Measurement of visceral organs in the autopsy can assist to an integrative pathological diagnosis.
