Wang Y, Wang J F
Department of Forensic Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China.
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2018 Oct;34(5):468-474. doi: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2018.05.003. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
Postmortem interval （PMI） estimation is a major problem in forensic medicine and a vital indicator of crime investigations. Forensic entomology provides a new way to the PMI estimation, and its superiority has been confirmed through many cases, especially in relation to the cadaver at the stage of advanced decomposition even skeleton. The technologies of forensic entomology have become more mature. This review describes the mechanism of forensic entomology used for PMI estimation, emphasizes the standardized application of technology, and lists the data for the reference of forensic experts in China.
死后间隔时间（PMI）的估计是法医学中的一个主要问题，也是犯罪调查的一个重要指标。法医昆虫学为PMI估计提供了一种新方法，其优越性已在许多案例中得到证实，特别是对于处于高度腐败甚至白骨化阶段的尸体。法医昆虫学技术已经更加成熟。本综述描述了用于PMI估计的法医昆虫学机制，强调了技术的标准化应用，并列出相关数据以供中国法医专家参考。
