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Applicability of virtopsy in veterinary practice: a short review


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Ibrahim, Abdulazeez Okene and Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki and Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin (2012) Applicability of virtopsy in veterinary practice: a short review. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 35 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542

Abstract

Virtopsy is a new and rapidly evolving non-invasive autopsy procedure involving the use of modern imagingmodalities. It basically consists of three-dimensional body surface scanning by photogrammetry, multi-slicecomputed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for analysis and recording of autopsylesions to ascertain cause and manner of death. This technique has been shown to be as effective and accurateas a conventional autopsy in the recent forensic studies. The MSCT is the most frequently used image modalityfor fractures, pathological gas formation and trauma, while the MRI is a good tool for soft tissue pathology. Itis hoped that virtopsy will replace or serve as an indispensable adjunct to conventional autopsies in the future.Nonetheless, there is currently a paucity of information on the use of virtopsy in veterinary necropsy practicein which it could be used as a research tool and also possibly replace common procedures. The term 'virtopsy'in this article refers to the use of high throughput imaging techniques in human or animals as it may warrant.This review would look at the history, applications, prospects and limitations of virtopsy in veterinary necropsy.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Veterinary; Virtopsy and 3D-surface scanning
Depositing User: Muizzudin Kaspol
Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2015 03:32
Last Modified: 21 Nov 2016 01:55
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4958
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