Review Article

Year : 2016 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 1 | Page : 14 -16

Virtual Autopsy

Jayanth Kumar Vadivel

From the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai,

Tamil Nadu, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Jayanth Kumar Vadivel, E‐mail: doctorjayanth@gmail.com

Abstract

Forensic odontology has been emerging as a major branch of the forensic science as an identification aid. Teeth by its resistant nature to degradative forces offer us an identification tool. Virtual autopsy is a virtual dissection of the human body through imaging to analyze the internal aspects of the body. This article speaks on the applications of virtual autopsy in forensic science.

Key Words: Computed tomography, forensic odontology, magnetic resonance imaging, virtual autopsy, three‐dimensional imaging

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Conflicts of interest

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How to cite this article: Vadivel JK. Virtual autopsy. Int J Forensic Oontol 2016;dontol 2016;1:14-6.