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  1. An examination of skeletal fracture patterns in car occupants following fatal motor vehicle incidents

    Article • Forensic Science International, January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  2. ChatGPT’s performance on a specialist forensic pathology examination: implications for forensic pathologists and non-specialists

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  3. An assessment of skeletal fracture patterning resulting from fatal motorcycle crashes

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  4. Correction to: Investigating skeletal fracture patterns in truck occupants involved in fatal motor vehicle incidents

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  5. Lymphocytic myocarditis: A histopathologic definition and classification from the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology and Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology. II: Surgical and autopsy specimens

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  6. Evidence of absence or absence of evidence? A commentary on ‘Minimal extra-cardiac atherosclerosis present in young people with sudden cardiac death due to coronary artery disease’ by Paratz et al.

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, August 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  7. The SCVP and AECVP ‘Seaport Criteria’ for Lymphocytic Myocarditis: retrospective application to an autopsy cohort

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, August 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  8. Post-mortem cardiac-specific troponin-I (cTnI) to determine the cause of non-traumatic hemopericardium

    Article • Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  9. Cardiac-specific troponin-I (cTnI) in a post-mortem setting

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  10. Post-mortem urine dipstick analysis for hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis: observer agreement and diagnostic value

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  11. Ischemic and non-ischemic myocardial injuries at autopsy- an overview for forensic pathologists

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  12. Investigating skeletal fracture patterns in truck occupants involved in fatal motor vehicle incidents

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  13. The Histopathological Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains

    Article • November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  14. An atypical case of fatal ‘esophageal apoplexy’: post-mortem findings and differential diagnosis

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  15. Age assessment in unaccompanied minors: assessing uniformity of protocols across Europe

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  16. More on: ‘the role of restraint in fatal excited delirium syndrome’

    Article • Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  17. Differentiating fatal one-punch assaults from standing height falls based on skeletal trauma: a pilot study

    Article • Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  18. A fatal mono-intoxication with 4-fluoroisobutyrylfentanyl: Case report with postmortem concentrations

    Article • Journal of Analytical Toxicology, June 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  19. Fatal gastric volvulus: forensic pathology considerations and postmortem CT findings

    Article • Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  20. Commentary on: “Autopsy-based histopathological characterization of myocarditis after anti-SARS-CoV-2-vaccination” by C. Schwab et al.

    Article • Clinical Research in Cardiology, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  21. Re-examining so-called ‘secondary identifiers’ in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): Why and how are they used?

    Article • Forensic Science International, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  22. Scrutinizing the causal link between excited delirium syndrome and restraint: a commentary on ‘The role of restraint in fatal excited delirium: a research synthesis and pooled analysis’ by E.M.F. Strömmer, W. Leith, M.P. Zeegers, and M.D. Freeman

    Article • Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  23. Application of postmortem imaging modalities in cases of sudden death due to cardiovascular diseases–current achievements and limitations from a pathology perspective

    Article • Virchows Archiv, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  24. Microcephaly as observed in the late 19th century cemetery of the Meerenberg psychiatric hospital: Diagnostic issues and the value of population‐specific data

    Article • International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, December 2022, Wiley

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  25. The logic of forensic pathology opinion

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  26. Providing a Forensic Expert Opinion on the “Degree of Force”: Evidentiary Considerations

    Article • Biology, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  27. The histopathological spectrum of myocardial inflammation in relation to circumstance of death: a retrospective cohort study in clinical and forensic autopsies

    Article • Forensic Sciences Research, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  28. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following recent Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination

    Article • Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  29. Technical Note: The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) Map of Identified Osteological Collections

    Article • Forensic Science International, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer, Dr Elena F Kranioti

  30. The radiographic relationship between the cortical overlap view (COV) and the tip of the greater trochanter

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  31. An Investigation of Micro-CT Analysis of Bone as a New Diagnostic Method for Paleopathological Cases of Osteomalacia

    Article • International Journal of Paleopathology, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  32. Viral presence and immunopathology in patients with lethal COVID-19: a prospective autopsy cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Microbe, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  33. Strengthening the role of forensic anthropology in personal identification: Position statement by the Board of the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE)

    Article • Forensic Science International, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer, Dr Elena F Kranioti

  34. Disaster victim identification operations with fragmented, burnt, or commingled remains: experience-based recommendations

    Article • Forensic Sciences Research, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  35. Bayesian inference in personal identification

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  36. Communicating evidence with a focus on the use of Bayes’ theorem

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  37. Outcome of a rabbit model for late irradiation effects in mandibular oral mucosa and bone: a pilot study

    Article • Journal of Clinical and Translational Research, January 2020, Inno Science Press

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  38. Use of Bayes’ theorem in data analysis and interpretation

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  39. Histologic Analysis of 2 Alternative Donor Sites of the Ipsilateral Elbow in the Treatment of Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans

    Article • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  40. Virtual forensic anthropology: The accuracy of osteometric analysis of 3D bone models derived from clinical computed tomography (CT) scans

    Article • Forensic Science International, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  41. Histologic and radiological analysis on bone fractures: Estimation of posttraumatic survival time in skeletal trauma

    Article • Forensic Science International, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  42. The Status of Forensic Anthropology in Europe and South Africa: Results of the 2016 FASE Questionnaire on Forensic Anthropology

    Article • Journal of Forensic Sciences, February 2019, Wiley

    Dr Elena F Kranioti, Dr Hans H. de Boer

  43. The accuracy of 3D virtual bone models of the pelvis for morphological sex estimation

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  44. The role of forensic anthropology in disaster victim identification (DVI): recent developments and future prospects

    Article • Forensic Sciences Research, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hans H. de Boer, Lucina Hackman

  45. DNA identification of human remains in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): an efficient sampling method for muscle, bone, bone marrow and teeth

    Article • Forensic Science International, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  46. An advanced magnetic resonance imaging perspective on the etiology of deep tissue injury

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, June 2018, American Physiological Society

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  47. Immunophenotypic analysis of the chronological events of tissue repair in aortic medial dissections

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  48. Four possible cases of osteomalacia: The value of a multidisciplinary diagnostic approach

    Article • International Journal of Paleopathology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  49. Dutch population specific sex estimation formulae using the proximal femur

    Article • Forensic Science International, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  50. Research in forensic radiology and imaging; Identifying the most important issues

    Article • Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  51. Intravascular Lipiodol Presenting as an Atrial Mass

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  52. Sudden aortic death—proposal for a comprehensive diagnostic approach in forensic and in clinical pathology practice

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  53. The geometrical precision of virtual bone models derived from clinical computed tomography data for forensic anthropology

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  54. Dry bone histology of bone tumours

    Article • International Journal of Paleopathology, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  55. Diagnostic dry bone histology in human paleopathology

    Article • Clinical Anatomy, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  56. An accessory skull suture mimicking a skull fracture

    Article • Forensic Science International, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  57. Human cranial vault thickness in a contemporary sample of 1097 autopsy cases: relation to body weight, stature, age, sex and ancestry

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  58. Coronary Artery Vessel Healing Pattern, Short and Long Term, After Implantation of the Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, November 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  59. TCT-545 Coronary artery vessel healing pattern short term and long term after implantation of the Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  60. Cranial trauma and the assessment of posttraumatic survival time

    Article • Forensic Science International, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  61. The diagnostic value of microscopy in dry bone palaeopathology: A review

    Article • International Journal of Paleopathology, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  62. Scurvy as a factor in the loss of the 1845 Franklin expedition to the Arctic: a reconsideration

    Article • International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  63. Assessing Post-traumatic Time Interval in Human Dry Bone

    Article • International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, September 2012, Wiley

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  64. Manual for the Preparation and Staining of Embedded Natural Dry Bone Tissue Sections for Microscopy

    Article • International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  65. Staining ground sections of natural dry bone tissue for microscopy

    Article • International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr Hans H. de Boer

  66. Short-term flexibility of myocardial triglycerides and diastolic function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, June 2008, American Physiological Society

    Dr Hans H. de Boer