The value of post-mortem computed tomography of burned victims in a forensic setting.

Objectives: Fire deaths are challenging fatalities for forensic pathologists, as the main question of whether death was due to the fire or not needs to be answered. In this retrospective study, we assessed whether post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) has an added value prior to a forensic autopsy of burned victims.

Methods: From 2008 to 2016, a PMCT was performed in 50 burned corpses prior to a complete forensic autopsy.