What is a Virtual Autopsy?
A Virtual Autopsy or Virtopsy is a new and non-intrusive form of performing an human autopsy. This system utilizes a Computer Tomography or CT unit and an (MRI) Magnetic Resonance Imaging unit to obtain a detailed view of a body. Here the MRI images and the detailed X-rays are combined to create a full three-dimensional view of the body which medical examiners, coroners and pathologists can use to examine the state of the blood vessels, organs, bones and tissues of a body and thus determine the cause of death and the manner in which the patient died. Virtual autopsies can even bring to light some crucial information regarding the body that is difficult or time-consuming to acquire using conventional means.
