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Forensic radiology has been ever-growing field since 2007 in Switzerland, with the appearance of “Virtual autopsy,” this chapter aims to give the radiologist an introduction to this interesting field.

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  1. Department of Clinical Radiology, Amiri Hospital – Kuwait City, Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Jarrah Ali Al-Tubaikh

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Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (2023). Forensic Medicine. In: Internal Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28575-2_17

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