About this Research Topic
This Research Topic addresses the benefits and opportunities of radiological examinations of the deceased in a forensic context and of archaeological and mummified remains in archeological and anthropological science, whilst highlighting the difficulties and challenges involved. Thus, we encourage potential authors to overview the utilization of common radiologic imaging modalities for postmortem examinations in other specialties in order to promote collaboration among these disciplines, as forensic radiology is not globally advanced. Finally, this Research Topic aims to collect and present cutting-edge science in the fields of virtopsy and paleoradiology, as well as performing data synthesis to combine the results and examine them for agreements, convergences, divergences, or discrepancies.
This Research Topic covers all uses of radiological imaging techniques for the examination of deceased persons, historical remains, and artifacts. Authors are welcome to submit the following article types: Original Research, Systematic Review, Review, Mini Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Methods, Hypothesis and Theory, Perspective, Case Report, Data Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, and Opinion.
Keywords: forensic medicine, postmortem imaging, virtopsy, virtual autopsy, ancient radiology, mummified remains
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