Forensic Imaging Explained: How CT Scans Help Identify Skeletal Remains
This trailer episode of A Couple of Rad Techs shares how CT scans are changing the game when it comes to forensic radiology and imaging, especially with the shortage of pathologists.
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Transcript
We use CT for pretty much every single decedent that comes through the office of the medical investigators.
Speaker A:We have a skeletal remains protocol, we have an adult standard protocol and a pediatric standard protocol.
Speaker A:The adult is just a head to toe scan.
Speaker A:And then we do some multiplanear reconstructions and different windows and that kind of thing.
Speaker A:And then those images are used to determine whether or not a full autopsy is needed or if it can just be a surface exam.
Speaker A:And then that is a huge cost savings and time saving resource because forensic pathologists are.
Speaker A:We've got a shortage of them, just like we do X ray techs and CT techs and pretty much every other medical provider.
