Selected Publications


Bottoni J, Wittig H, Rost T, Schocker A, Wild P, Nachbur U, Neuhaus D, Bedarf L, Gerlach K, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Detection of gunshot residues using infrared photography: influence of ammunition type, surface color and blood contamination. Int J Legal Med, 2025 (online ahead of print). doi: 10.1007/s00414-025-03609-9

Neuhaus D, Wendebourg MJ, Deigendesch N, Berger C, Bauer M, Haas T, Scheurer E, Schlaeger R, Lenz C. Exploring Potential Biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using Postmortem In Situ Magnetic Resonance Imaging. NMR Biomed, 38(6):e70059, 2025. doi: 10.1002/nbm.70059

Neuhaus D, Wittig H, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Computational forensic identification of deceased using 3D bone segmentation and registration. Forensic Sci Int, 367:112380, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2025.112380

Bottoni J, Rost T, Wittig H, Bauer M, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Comparison of visible-light and infrared photography for visualizing hematomas postmortem. Forensic Sci Int,  366:112300, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112300

Neuhaus D, Rost T, Haas T, Wendebourg MJ, Schulze K, Schlaeger R, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Comparative analysis of in situ and ex situ postmortem brain MRI: Evaluating volumetry, DTI, and relaxometry. Magn Reson Med, 93:213-227, 2025. doi: 10.1002/mrm.30264

Bauer M, Hollenstein C, Lieb JM, Grassegger S, Haas T, Egloff L, Berger C, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Longitudinal visibility of MRI findings in living victims of strangulation. Int J Legal Med, 138:1425–1436, 2024. doi: 0.1007/s00414-024-03207-1

Zirn A, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Automated detection of fatal cerebral haemorrhage in postmortem CT data. Int J Legal Med, 138:1391–1399, 2024. doi: 10.1007/s00414-024-03183-6

Berger C, Bauer M, Wittig H, Gerlach K, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Investigation of post mortem brain, rectal and forehead temperature relations. J Therm Biol, 115:103615, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103615

Berger C, Bauer M, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Temperature correction of post mortem quantitative magnetic resonance imaging using real-time forehead temperature acquisitions. Forensic Sci Int, 348:111738, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111738

Neuhaus D, Wittig H, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Fully automated radiologic identification focusing on the sternal bone. Forensic Sci Int, 346:111648, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111648

To top