[Virtual autopsy (virtopsy) in forensic science: from the scalpel to the scanner].
The aim of "virtopsy" is to utilize modern imaging technology to optimize classical autopsy documentation. The benefits of virtopsy include examiner-independent, objective 3D documentation and its non-invasive approach. Virtopsy is an option in cases where autopsy is rejected by family members or for religious reasons. It is also suitable as a rapid identification and examination tool in large-scale disasters. Forensic findings can be presented to prosecutors and courts in 3D and without bloody images.
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190/52, 8057, Zürich, Schweiz. thali@irm.uzh.ch
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D000792:Angiography; D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D013557:Switzerland; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D051598:Whole Body Imaging