Digital Autopsy: Moving From Fiction to Reality

Authors

  • Navpreet Kaur Associate Professor, Department Of Forensic Medicine, SGRDIMSAR, Amritsar
  • R K Chaudhary Assist. Prof Department Of Forensic Medicine, SGRDIMSAR, Amritsar
  • Pankaj Gupta Prof. Department Of Forensic Medicine, SGRDIMSAR, Amritsar
  • Baljeet Singh Prof & HOD Department Of Forensic Medicine, SGRDIMSAR, Amritsar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Autopsy, Imaging, Technology, Forensic Radiology, Digital

Abstract

With the technology ruling over each sphere of our modern lives it is no wonder that it is also  proving to be a source of great help to the forensic experts who with their work make the dead talk.  Technology is fast replacing the manual and mental traditional methods and with the launching of igene  and autopsy suites virtual autopsy/digital autopsy / autopsy imaging is indeed moving from fiction to  becoming a factual reality. Though forensic radiology has been in use since the discovery of X-rays but  the technique which was used to visualize and analyze the mummified remains of people who died  thousands of years ago sowed the seed of digital visualization being promoted commercially as digital  autopsy. In the setting of Forensic evaluation, 3D surface scanning using multislice CT technology  provides excellent visualization of the body and allows re-examination of digital images of the deceased  long after the actual time of death. 

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Published

2014-07-30

How to Cite

Kaur, N., Chaudhary, R. K., Gupta, P., & Singh , B. (2014). Digital Autopsy: Moving From Fiction to Reality . Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 36(2), 195-198. https://doi.org/10.48165/