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01-09-2013 | Forensic Forum

Virtual autopsy

Authors: Thomas D. Ruder, Patricia M. Flach, Michael J. Thali

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 3/2013

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We thank the editor for giving us the opportunity to contribute to this Forensic Forum discussion and respond to Pollanen and Woodford. In their article “Virtual autopsy: time for a clinical trial” the authors suggest that forensic pathologists should critically re-evaluate their methods for medico-legal death investigations and implement cross-sectional imaging to improve the quality of post-mortem examinations [1]. Their comment raises fundamental and occasionally provocative questions regarding the value of autopsy and forensic pathology in general. …

Pollanen MS, Woodford N. Virtual autopsy: time for a clinical trial. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. doi:10.1007/s12024-013-9408-8.

Title: Virtual autopsy
Authors: Thomas D. Ruder
Patricia M. Flach
Michael J. Thali
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9454-2

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