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The Digital Autopsy


Eldorado

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"Malaysian entrepreneur Matt Chandran wants to revive the moribund post-mortem by replacing the scalpel with a scanner and the autopsy slab with a touchscreen computer.

He believes his so-called digital autopsy could largely displace the centuries-old traditional knife-bound one, speeding up investigations, reducing the stress on grieving families and placating religious sensibilities.

He is confident there's money in what he calls his Autopsy as a Service, and hopes to launch the first of at least 18 digital autopsy facilities in Britain in October, working closely with local authorities."

Full article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/20/us-autopsies-digital-idUSBRE97J0XB20130820

The times they are a' changin'. :)

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I'm not sure the technology to fully replace a "hands on" autopsy is quite there yet... We are getting close... But perhaps in another 10 years or so we will be there...

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