Current Scenario of Virtopsy of Head and Neck.

Authors

  • Parul K. Sinha Department of Oral Pathology, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Author
  • Rakesh K. Gorea Forensic Medicine Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, Punjab Author
  • Parul Kumar Shine Family Dental Surrey, BC, Canada Author

Keywords:

Autopsy, CT, virtopsy, postmartum, forensic

Abstract

Virtopsy has been discussed lately as a new era over the traditional autopsy. In numerous published literatureVirtopsy has been reviewed. Authors
have discussed different techniques used, advantages and disadvantages. But only a few cases have been reported using this technology and limited
studies have been done predominantly related to the virtopsy of head and neck (VHN). This paper focuses on the cases particularly related to head and
neck region that have been actually elucidated through virtopsy around the world and the studies were particularly done in head and neck region. In this
paper, possibilities have been looked to replace the buccal autopsy, by virtopsy, in the times to come. Furthermore, the status of VHN in India is
discussed. The real scenario of this latest advancement

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Published

2021-06-30

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 01 (2021): Journal of Indo-pacific Academy of Forensic Odontology

Section

Original Study/Original Research Article