Computer-assisted virtual autopsy using surgical navigation techniques

Ebert, Lars Christian; Ruder, Thomas; Martinez, Rosa Maria; Flach, Patricia M; Schweitzer, Wolf; Thali, Michael J; Ampanozi, Garyfalia (2015). Computer-assisted virtual autopsy using surgical navigation techniques. American Journal of Roentgenology, 204(1), W58-W62. American Roentgen Ray Society 10.2214/AJR.13.11957

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OBJECTIVE; Virtual autopsy methods, such as postmortem CT and MRI, are increasingly being used in forensic medicine. Forensic investigators with little to no training in diagnostic radiology and medical laypeople such as state's attorneys often find it difficult to understand the anatomic orientation of axial postmortem CT images. We present a computer-assisted system that permits postmortem CT datasets to be quickly and intuitively resliced in real time at the body to narrow the gap between radiologic imaging and autopsy.

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Our system is a potentially valuable tool for planning autopsies, showing findings to medical laypeople, and teaching CT anatomy, thus further closing the gap between radiology and forensic pathology.

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