title: [Application of virtopsy in forensic science].
abstract: Virtopsy is a non-invasive technique to reconstruct 3 dimensional (3-D) images of human organs and tissues using digitized radiographic imaging and may provide clues for forensic identification of the cause and manner of death. Because of its nature of minimally invasive, objective, and accurate, virtopsy has recently been a research focus of forensic pathology in developed countries. In this review article, the authors will discuss the principle, advantage, disadvantage, and recent proceeding of virtopsy as well as its potential application in forensic practice in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. haozirui_lily@163.com
authors.forename: Zi-Rui
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Jing-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiao-Shan
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bi-Zhu
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hao-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods