Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Updates and Reviews to Aid Practice

Guy N. Rutty

oct 2022 · Springer Nature

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This book covers topical subjects within the field of death investigation, where changes in practice have recently occurred. The topics embrace the multi-disciplinary approach required for death investigation, and address advances in the fields of forensic fractography in relation to road traffic death investigations, pathology, MicroCt and 3D printing as applied to forensics. Chapters are written in a uniform easy-to-follow format to ensure they are accessible to both specialists and non-specialists in the field.
Essentials of Autopsy Practice — Updates and Reviews to Aid Practice is a practical focused resource covering the latest advances in autopsy practice, making it an ideal resource for trainees, consultants, generalists and specialists, along with multi-disciplinary teams working in this field.

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Professor Guy N. Rutty MBE FMedSci. Professor of Forensic Pathology, Chief Forensic Pathologist, East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, University of Leicester, UK. He is an Honorary Consultant in Histopathology at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. He is the Responsible Officer to the Pathology Delivery Board, Home Office and Department of Justice, Northern Ireland.

His principal clinical work relates to the provision of forensic pathology services to HM Coroners and police forces of the East Midlands. He also provides forensic pathology services to other police forces of the UK as well as opinion work for both prosecution and defence for solicitors and police forces alike as well as mass disaster services to police forces and countries nationally and internationally. His interests include Forensic pathology, particularly road traffic related fatalities and Post Mortem Computed Tomography Imaging. He is a volunteer pre-hospital emergency doctor associated with the charity EMICS.