Editing Autopsy (section)

=== Virtual autopsy ===
Virtual autopsies are performed using radiographic techniques which can be used in post-mortem examinations for a deceased individual.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wichmann |first1=Dominic |last2=Obbelode |first2=Frieder |last3=Vogel |first3=Hermann |last4=Hoepker |first4=Wilhelm Wolfgang |last5=Nierhaus |first5=Axel |last6=Braune |first6=Stephan |last7=Sauter |first7=Guido |last8=Pueschel |first8=Klaus |last9=Kluge |first9=Stefan |title=Virtual Autopsy as an Alternative to Traditional Medical Autopsy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study |journal=Annals of Internal Medicine |date=17 January 2012 |volume=156 |issue=2 |pages=123–130 |doi=10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00008 |pmid=22250143 }}</ref> It is an alternative to medical autopsies, where radiographs are used, for example, [[Magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI) and Computed tomography ([[CT scan]]) which produce radiographic images in order to determine the cause of death, the nature, and the manner of death, without dissecting the deceased. It can also be used in the identification of the deceased.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Filograna |first1=Laura |last2=Pugliese |first2=Luca |last3=Muto |first3=Massimo |last4=Tatulli |first4=Doriana |last5=Guglielmi |first5=Giuseppe |last6=Thali |first6=Michael John |last7=Floris |first7=Roberto |title=A Practical Guide to Virtual Autopsy: Why, When and How |journal=Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI |date=February 2019 |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=56–66 |doi=10.1053/j.sult.2018.10.011 |pmid=30686369 }}</ref> This method is helpful in determining the questions pertaining to an autopsy without putting the examiner at risk of biohazardous materials that can be in an individual's body.