'Virtual'

A virtual 'autopsy' can create a revolution in the field of murder investigation, making the most difficult evidence to swallow.

New method to help identify the body in 3D state on the computer

This is a statement by Swiss experts, who have developed a computer-assisted autopsy, which is increasingly used in European hospitals.

The new autopsy method, called Virtopsy , allows forensic specialists to identify traumas such as hemorrhage and cracks that are often undetectable by conventional methods, according to The Guardian.

Virtopsy incorporates images from powerful magnetic resonance imaging equipment, X-rays and body surface scanning, allowing physicians to examine the disease in 3D via computer screens. .

"Basically, there is no perfect murder case, because virtual imaging technology allows you to find all possible evidence ," said Michael Thali, director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Zurich. one of the inventors of the system.

The new method can also be used to assess the deaths of unidentified causes of death, according to Lars Oesterhelweg of the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Charite Hospital in Berlin.