Aplicación de la imagenología en el ámbito forense

Abstract

The present investigative work addresses the application of imaging in the study in the forensic field, forensic radiology is a discipline that serves as a bridge between medicine and legal processes, it allows an objective diagnosis to be made, generally according to the physical examination, plates are taken to Document injuries as well as their location, size and depth to subsequently prepare a forensic report of legal validity. The best-known methods are X-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, dental comparison and virtopsy. -analytical, the databases of PubMed, Google academic, Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet were used using MeSH terminology, “Forensic Radiology” AND “images” AND “lesions” were entered in the search engine, the last ones were selected for the search filters 5 years, all languages ​​and full text, obtaining 62 articles, it was finally concluded that forensic imaging is essential when carrying out an expert report, allowing injuries to be documented in a detailed and organized manner in order to establish causes and time of death without altering the body. It can also determine the precise age, sex and characteristics that are lost during the natural or intentional process of tissue decomposition, and is also used when identifying bodies.