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Impressions from the 10th Virtopsy Course
Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging 2 (2014) 47
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Impressions from the 10th Virtopsy Course From November 4–8, 2013 the 10th Virtopsy Course was held at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. The course provided theoretical knowledge and practical skills in forensic radiology and imaging. The course was attended by radiologists, forensic pathologists, radiographers, and MR-physicists from Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Thailand, the USA, the UK, and Switzerland (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1. The 10th Virtopsy Course was attended by radiologists, forensic pathologists, radiographers, and MR-physicists from Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Thailand, the USA, the UK, and Switzerland.
Three participants of the course, Dr. John C. Sabatino, a radiologist from the Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (NJ USA), Dr. Francesco Macrì Gerasoli, a radiologist from the University Hospital in Nîmes (France), and Dr. Michelle Marti, resident in forensic pathology from the University of Zurich (Switzerland) have summarized their experience as follows: I attended the 10th Virtopsy Course, which took place at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich during the week of November 4–8, 2013. I was introduced to a whirlwind “soup-to-nuts” tour of the postmortem imaging applications of CT, CT angiography, MR, and surface scanning. The course was a perfect mix of didactic lectures and hands-on workstation applications. The correlation between postmortem CT findings and conventional autopsy, as well as the preparation of a decedent for CT angiography were also provided. The course exceeded my expectations and is an invaluable foundation for anyone interested in forensic imaging – John C. Sabatino.
The course was a great experience and allowed me to both reinforce knowledge on forensic imaging I had already acquired through my own efforts and offer insights into new aspects of imaging. The basic course was really thorough and the workshops were absolutely well done. I learned to understand the meaning of several findings I had noted during my work with post-mortem imaging prior to attending the course. My favorite topic of the Basic Course was post-mortem imaging findings in cases of intoxication. The Advanced Course offered refined and in depth knowledge into aspects of forensic imaging which I do not currently apply, but hope to use in the future. I found the course useful and do certainly recommend it to beginners of forensic imaging. I would, however, have appreciated to receive a handout with all presentations of the course to consult as a manual – Francesco Macrì Gerasoli. For me as a Forensic Pathologist the course was a very good experience. I learned how to use post-mortem imaging and how to handle the images. However, I found there was not enough time to complete the hands-on workshops (being less experienced in this field than participants with a radiologic background who always seemed to complete their cases very quickly). The lectures were interesting and clear. Theoretical knowledge was often put into practice during the work-shops which I found very instructive. The overall organization was excellent, everyone was helpful, and I appreciated the fact that tutors were constantly present and available for assistance during the workshops – Michelle Marti. The organizing committee of the 10th Virtopsy Course is very grateful to attendees for their contributions and members of the Virtopsy team for their help and assistance in turning this course into a success. If you are interested in attending the next Virtopsy course, visit www.virtopsy.com for further information.
Garyfalia Ampanozi n Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland E-mail address: [email protected]
Received 21 November 2013; accepted 22 November 2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jofri.2013.11.008
Tel.: þ 41 44 635 56 11; fax: þ 41 44 635 68 51.
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jofri
Meeting report
Impressions from the 10th Virtopsy Course From November 4–8, 2013 the 10th Virtopsy Course was held at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. The course provided theoretical knowledge and practical skills in forensic radiology and imaging. The course was attended by radiologists, forensic pathologists, radiographers, and MR-physicists from Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Thailand, the USA, the UK, and Switzerland (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1. The 10th Virtopsy Course was attended by radiologists, forensic pathologists, radiographers, and MR-physicists from Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Thailand, the USA, the UK, and Switzerland.
Three participants of the course, Dr. John C. Sabatino, a radiologist from the Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (NJ USA), Dr. Francesco Macrì Gerasoli, a radiologist from the University Hospital in Nîmes (France), and Dr. Michelle Marti, resident in forensic pathology from the University of Zurich (Switzerland) have summarized their experience as follows: I attended the 10th Virtopsy Course, which took place at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich during the week of November 4–8, 2013. I was introduced to a whirlwind “soup-to-nuts” tour of the postmortem imaging applications of CT, CT angiography, MR, and surface scanning. The course was a perfect mix of didactic lectures and hands-on workstation applications. The correlation between postmortem CT findings and conventional autopsy, as well as the preparation of a decedent for CT angiography were also provided. The course exceeded my expectations and is an invaluable foundation for anyone interested in forensic imaging – John C. Sabatino.
The course was a great experience and allowed me to both reinforce knowledge on forensic imaging I had already acquired through my own efforts and offer insights into new aspects of imaging. The basic course was really thorough and the workshops were absolutely well done. I learned to understand the meaning of several findings I had noted during my work with post-mortem imaging prior to attending the course. My favorite topic of the Basic Course was post-mortem imaging findings in cases of intoxication. The Advanced Course offered refined and in depth knowledge into aspects of forensic imaging which I do not currently apply, but hope to use in the future. I found the course useful and do certainly recommend it to beginners of forensic imaging. I would, however, have appreciated to receive a handout with all presentations of the course to consult as a manual – Francesco Macrì Gerasoli. For me as a Forensic Pathologist the course was a very good experience. I learned how to use post-mortem imaging and how to handle the images. However, I found there was not enough time to complete the hands-on workshops (being less experienced in this field than participants with a radiologic background who always seemed to complete their cases very quickly). The lectures were interesting and clear. Theoretical knowledge was often put into practice during the work-shops which I found very instructive. The overall organization was excellent, everyone was helpful, and I appreciated the fact that tutors were constantly present and available for assistance during the workshops – Michelle Marti. The organizing committee of the 10th Virtopsy Course is very grateful to attendees for their contributions and members of the Virtopsy team for their help and assistance in turning this course into a success. If you are interested in attending the next Virtopsy course, visit www.virtopsy.com for further information.
Garyfalia Ampanozi n Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland E-mail address: [email protected]
Received 21 November 2013; accepted 22 November 2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jofri.2013.11.008
Tel.: þ 41 44 635 56 11; fax: þ 41 44 635 68 51.