Brogdon's Forensic Radiology

<p>The benchmark first edition of <em>Forensic Radiology,</em> published in 1998, was a milestone in the forensic community ? a bestseller throughout the world and a standard reference for practitioners and educators alike. Like its predecessor, <strong>Brogdon?s Forensic Radiology, Second Edition </strong>covers the entire scope of radiological applications in the forensic sciences, profiling current and anticipated uses of new modalities and techniques. </p><p><strong>Features:</strong></p><ul><p><li>Provides an introduction to forensic radiology, including historical perspectives and definitions used in the field</li><li>Offers instruction on trial preparation and effective courtroom testimony</li><li>Demonstrates the use of forensic radiology in identification of the dead</li><li>Explores the use of radiology to help in gunshot and abuse cases and in nonviolent crimes</li><li>Contains an entirely new section on virtual imaging and virtopsy</li><li>Examines technological and safety issues</li><p></p></p></ul><p></p><p><strong>For radiologists, forensic scientists, forensic dentists, medical examiners, investigators, and attorneys</strong></p><p>Over the past twelve years, the fields of forensic science and radiology have developed considerably, necessitating a revision of this critical work.</p><p><strong>New Topics in this Edition include:</strong></p><ul><p><li>The radiologist as an expert witness</li><li>Modern cross-sectional imaging in anthropology</li><li>New approaches to radiology in mass casualty situations</li><li>The use of virtual imaging and virtopsy ? new modalities developed and advanced since the publication of the last edition</li><li>Forensic and clinical usage of x-rays in body packing for drug smuggling</li><li>Imaging in the medical examiner?s facility and in the field</li><li>Radiology of special objects, antiquities, and mummies</li><p></p></p></ul><p></p>