Importance of Radiology in Forensic Medicine
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Applied Radiology - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The importance of imaging techniques in forensic medicine is widely recognized. Forensic anthropologists and odontologists routinely rely on the comparison of ante-mortem and postmortem radiographic plates to establish identity. The location of foreignbodies and gas emboli, and the documentation of fractures and other types of injuries make x-rays an integral element of most medicolegal procedures. Radiographic studies of the body are crucial in early recognition of hazardous objects because exploding bullets that penetrated the body unactivated, undetonated explosive material, and retained shrapnel’s (foreign bodies) can cause severe injuries to the forensic investigators if undetected before the autopsy. Clinical radiological examination plays a significant role in the diagnosis of non accidental injury in children and adults, in establishing medical negligence, and estimating biological age in disputed cases. Finally, there is an increasing demand for noninvasive techniques to replace the conventional autopsy in cases in which cultural and religious demands ban on invasive postmortem procedures. The aim of this review is to describe the various uses of radiology within the medicolegal realm
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Shilekh Mittal
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