Virtual Autopsies Become Reality
The TV series CSI ignited an interest in forensic science. By showing that the scientists were the ones who solved crimes, it brought geeks to the spotlight, pushing the usual cast of detectives, cops and lawyers to the back. While actual investigations are the results of collaboration between different individuals and departments, there’s no doubt that the show exposed viewers to what goes on behind the scenes.
Radiologist Anders Persson has come up with a new way to become a CSI without having to cut open bodies for autopsies. It’s all very high tech and completely fascinating. Using MRI technology and computed tomography, he can take pictures of a body, feed the shots to a computer and have it assemble the images into a 3D model.
The 3D model shows the body in different colors and opacity. Bones are white and organs are red, for example. Examiners can peel away the different layers of the body, from the skin down to the skeleton, in a matter of seconds. These virtual autopsies reveal details that ordinary ones can miss and has helped Swedish authorities in 300 murder cases. It’s an impressive for relatively new technology. You can hit the source for the full details.
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