The Virtopsy Approach
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The Virtopsy Approach

3D Optical and Radiological Scanning and Reconstruction in Forensic Medicine

  1. 536 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Virtopsy Approach

3D Optical and Radiological Scanning and Reconstruction in Forensic Medicine

About this book

Charred, badly decomposed, or mummified corpses, as well as those restrictions forced upon coroners by certain religious sects, often make autopsies impossible to perform. In addition, lack of manpower among the personnel charged with performing autopsies frequently creates a backlog of cases in the coroner's office. This delay increases the likeli

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Yes, you can access The Virtopsy Approach by Michael Thali, Richard Dirnhofer, Peter Vock, Michael J Thali,Richard Dirnhofer,Peter Vock,Michael Thali, Michael J Thali, Richard Dirnhofer, Peter Vock in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780849381782
eBook ISBN
9780849381898
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Editors
  4. Preface
  5. Foreword
  6. Contributors
  7. Part A: Introduction
  8. Chapter A1. Autopsy to Virtopsy: Oral Description versus Image: Value of Evidence
  9. Chapter A2. History of Virtopsy: How It All Began
  10. Chapter A3. Virtopsy® More Than Some 100 Cases: Statement and Perspectives of Forensic Imaging by Using 3D Optical and Combined CT/MRI Whole-Body Scanning
  11. Chapter A4. Legal Side
  12. Chapter A5. Religion
  13. Part B: Imaging and Visualization Methods/Explanation of Techniques
  14. Chapter B1. External Body Documentation
  15. Chapter B2. Internal Body Documentation
  16. Chapter B3. 3D Visualization of Radiological Data
  17. Chapter B4. Storage of Radiological Data (PACS)
  18. Chapter B5. The Virtopsy Database: Comparing Radiology and Autopsy Findings Using a Database
  19. Part C: Forensic Application of Imaging Techniques
  20. Chapter C1. Intravital versus Postmortem Imaging
  21. Chapter C2. A Historical Overview of the Literature
  22. Chapter C3. External Body Documentation
  23. Chapter C4. Internal Body Documentation
  24. Chapter C5. Documentation of Extracorporeal Findings
  25. Part D: Forensic Topics
  26. Chapter D1. Identification
  27. Chapter D2. Thanatology
  28. Chapter D3. Incident-Specific Cases
  29. Chapter D4. Virtopsy as a Multi-Tool Approach
  30. Chapter D5. Postmortem Angiography
  31. Chapter D7. Experiences with Virtual Autopsy Approach Worldwide
  32. Chapter D8. Miscellaneous
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. Index
  35. Back cover