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Applications and Advantages of Virtual Autopsy in Forensic Investigations

1. TRAUMA: Virtual autopsy helps to analyze fractures, including their location, type, and severity. PMCT is particularly valuable in cases where traditional autopsy may not be feasible or is not desired, allowing for a comprehensive assessment of skeletal injuries in a non-destructive manner.  

2. GUNSHOT: Virtual autopsy is instrumental for non-invasive visualization of bullet trajectories, entry and exit wounds, and damage to internal structures. PMCT aids forensic pathologists in accurately assessing gunshot injuries, contributing vital information to investigations without the need for invasive procedures, such as traditional autopsies.  

3. STAB: Virtual autopsy is invaluable in stab wound cases, offering non-invasive imaging for precise visualization of wound tracks, organ damage, and potential complications. 

4. CARDIAC DEATH: Virtual autopsy aids in assessing heart-related pathologies, including coronary artery disease and structural abnormalities to a great extent. 

5. ASPHYXIA: Virtual autopsy is crucial in asphyxia cases, providing non-invasive visualization of airway obstruction, hyoid fracture, narrowing of tracheal lumen, lung changes, and associated findings. 

6. AGE /SEX/STATURE ESTIMATION: Virtual autopsy plays a significant role in age estimation by examining skeletal development, fusion of growth plates, and degenerative changes with proper metric measurements of bones. 

7. OTHERS: Virtual autopsy also plays crucial role in determination of natural lung, and brain pathologies along with some rare case of body packers.