Course Description

This intensive short course will inform and educate all delegates on postmortem general x-ray and CT radiographic techniques in both adults and infants. This includes an appreciation of how the mortuary operates and applications of postmortem imaging in medico-legal death investigation. The course is designed for radiographers and forensic technical officers with an interest in this field, who would like to develop postmortem radiographic skills.

Prior to the course, preliminary material will be provided including a refresher tutorial on fundamental radiation physics and safety.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course participants will have:

• Insights into the challenges faced when working with the deceased

• An awareness of radiation safety measures in a mortuary environment

• An understanding of postmortem general radiographic techniques

• An appreciation of postmortem CT (PMCT) techniques

• An understanding of the roles of forensic radiography and radiology

• An overview of the PMCT angiographic process

• An awareness of dissection techniques for PMCT angiography

• The ability to identify commonly seen artefacts on PMCT images

• Participated in a mortuary walk through