What has post-mortem computed tomography even done for forensic pathology?

This review considers how cross-sectional imaging, principally but not exclusively, post mortem computed tomography (PMCT) can and is used in forensic pathology practice today. It considers the origin of forensic radiology and the introduction of PMCT and questions the invasive autopsy as the gold standard for death investigation. It also considers, in broad terms, the role of cross sectional imaging in the four investigative areas of who, where, when and how a person came by their death. It summarises with a view where we may go next.
Source: Diagnostic Histopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Mini-symposium: Cardiothoracic pathology and virtual autopsy Source Type: research