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Clinical Forensic Imaging

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Clinical Forensic Imaging (CFI), i.e. the forensic application of imaging methods in living persons following assault or other issues of potential legal interest, emerged a few years after post-mortem imaging had become one of the most belabored fields of research in forensic medicine. However, still rather few systematic studies on clinical forensic imaging exist, although the value of imaging methods for the detection of traumatic injuries and other findings in living persons has meanwhile been demonstrated clearly. Clinical forensic imaging, due to the absence of predominantly MRI radiation exposure, can add unique information regarding, for example, injuries in the body tissues and organs, about the age of an injury or the age of a person. In the following text, the current status of CFI shall be outlined with a specific focus on recent advances in CFI research.

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Yen, K., Krauskopf, A. (2017). Clinical Forensic Imaging. In: Ferrara, S. (eds) P5 Medicine and Justice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67092-8_35

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