Virtual autopsy at Delhi AIIMS now a nodal centre for other such institutes

On the completion of 5 years at the Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Virtual Autopsy at AIIMS, Professor and Head of Forensic Medicine Department, Sudhir Gupta said more centres will be started soon.

On comparison between the findings of virtual autopsy and traditional autopsy, he said, "We have done approx 600 virtual autopsy for the finding of traditional and virtual autopsy. So, these are the comparative studies and few research projects also to study comparison."

To date, more than 100 cases have been done through virtual means and have proved to be a great humanitarian relief to relatives of the deceased ensuring Dignified Management of the Dead.

On an average, autopsies in 6-7 cases are done daily and in the last year, almost 100 virtual autopsies have been done.

Virtual autopsy has increased the evidentiary value and credibility of post-mortem reports and has also emerged as a great tool in teaching and training. New techniques like post-mortem CT Angiography are being used to establish the cause of sudden death in young adults.