AIIMS Nagpur to get India's second virtual autopsy facility at cost of Rs 19 crore
AIIMS Nagpur
Nagpur: In a significant technological advancement in the field of forensics in the city, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur is all set to have India's second autopsy facility at the newly established state-of-the-art mortuary complex on the campus.
The institute will install this facility with the government releasing funds for its significant renovation, aiming to meet the standards of advanced technological forensic facilities found at the international level.
This new addition, the virtual autopsy facility at AIIMS Nagpur, will be the second of its kind in the country, following the footsteps of AIIMS Delhi, which became the first to acquire such a facility in 2021.
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Virtual autopsies are less time-consuming as compared to traditional post-mortem and are minimally invasive, allowing the body to be released for cremation or burial sooner which will come as a major relief for bereaved families.
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