Journals / Adli Tıp Dergisi / 2012 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 2

The importance of virtopsy in forensic autopsy

Virtopsinin adli otopsideki yeri ve önemi

Pages
124–133
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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Thus, the quality control, forensic expert witness audit, in the same way, the image transfer and forensictele-medicine as a new method of consultation will be possible.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The virtopsy study aims to assess and develop new approaches to enable a minimal invasive virtual autopsy.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study; minimally invasive autopsy techniques, which are used commonly in virtopsy are presented as ancillary techniques that help to increase the effectiveness of post-mortem examination.
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Conclusion & Impact:Thus, the quality control, forensic expert witness audit, in the same way, the image transfer and forensictele-medicine as a new method of consultation will be possible.
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Abstract

The virtopsy study aims to assess and develop new approaches to enable a minimal invasive virtual autopsy. In this study; minimally invasive autopsy techniques, which are used commonly in virtopsy are presented as ancillary techniques that help to increase the effectiveness of post-mortem examination. By computed tomography that often used before autopsy, general whole body scan is performed but magnetic resonance imaging examination is performed for the specific regions. The more rapid examination of large volumes by Multi Slice Computed Tomography, in particular, has broken new ground in computed tomography angiography examinations. In addition, it is suggested that as a non-invasive technique, micro-imaging can take the place of post-mortem histological examination over time. An examination performed by radiological imaging is observer- independent, objective and non-invasive. The digitally stored data can be restored, and allows re-examinations of the corpse s data even years after organic remains putrefied and disappeared. Thus, the quality control, forensic expert witness audit, in the same way, the image transfer and forensictele-medicine as a new method of consultation will be possible.

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Virtopsi çalışması, minimal invaziv bir sanal otopsiyi mümkün kılacak yeni yaklaşımları değerlendirmeyi ve geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışmada virtopsi uygulamasında yaygın kullanılan minimal invaziv otopsi tekniklerinin postmortem incelemenin etkinliğini artıran yardımcı teknikler olduğu sunulmuştur. Otopsi öncesi sıklıkla kullanılan bilgisayarlı tomografide (BT) genel vücut taraması, manyetik rezonansta (MRG) ise spesifik bölgelere yönelik incelemeler yapılmaktadır. Çok kesitli bilgisayarlı tomografi (ÇKBT) ile geniş hacimlerin daha hızlı incelenebilmesi, özellikle BT anjiografi incelemelerinde çığır açmıştır. Ayrıca non-invaziv bir teknik olan mikro görüntülemenin, zamanla postmortem histolojik incelemenin yerini alabileceği ileri sürülmektedir. Radyolojik görüntüleme ile yapılan inceleme; gözlemci-bağımsız, objektif ve non-invazivdir. Dijital olarak depolanmış veriler tekrar geri alınabilir, organik kalıntılar çürüdükten ve yok olduktan yıllar sonra bile cesetle ilgili verilerin tekrar incelenmesine olanak sağlar. Bu şekilde kalite kontrolü, bilirkişi denetimi ile aynı şekilde görüntü aktarımı ve adli tele-tıp konsültasyonu yeni bir yöntem olarak mümkün olacaktır.

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BÜTÜN, C., BEYAZTAŞ, F. Y., ÇELİK, M. (2022). The importance of virtopsy in forensic autopsy. Adli Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 2, 124–133. https://ajindex.com/articles/428813

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