Effect of Corpse Cryopreservation on Forensic Pathological Identification.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.01.014
- Author:
Yu-qing JIA
1
;
Guo-dong JIN
2
;
Mei-hui TIAN
1
;
Ying XIAO
1
;
Jia-jia XUE
1
;
Tian-qi WANG
1
;
Zhi-peng CAO
1
;
Bao-li ZHU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China.
2. Detachment of Criminal Science and Technology, Suihua Public Security Bureau, Suihua 152000, Heilongjiang Province, China.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
forensic pathology;
freezing;
corpse cryopreservation;
review
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Cadaver;
China;
Cryopreservation;
Forensic Pathology;
Humans;
Postmortem Changes
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2019;35(1):74-77
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Because cryopreservation can effectively slow down the putrefaction and prolong the preservation time of corpses, it has become the main way of corpse preservation in China. However, it may cause a certain degree of non-specific effects on the corpses and thus interfere with forensic pathological identification. This paper summarizes relevant problems reported in domestic and foreign literature reports and practical identification, and analyzes the effects of cryopreservation on corpses from aspects of anatomical findings, histomorphology, postmortem biochemistry, and postmortem imaging, therefore to provide Chinese forensic workers assistance on problems in their practice of forensic pathology.
