Insights into Forensic Imaging

Dear Colleagues,

Forensic imaging is one of the fastest developing fields within forensic sciences and has evolved far beyond conventional radiological applications into a highly multidisciplinary area of research and practice. Today, the field not only encompasses medical imaging modalities such as postmortem computed tomography (PMCT), postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMRI), micro-CT, ultrasonography, and angiography, but also three-dimensional reconstruction techniques, surface scanning systems, photogrammetry, image-processing technologies, radiomics, artificial intelligence applications, and digital visualization methods. These technologies increasingly contribute to cause-of-death investigation, trauma analysis, human identification, forensic age estimation, forensic anthropology, clinical forensic medicine, crime scene and ballistic investigations, as well as disaster victim identification and management.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “Insights into Forensic Imaging”.

This Special Issue aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for current scientific advances, methodological innovations, and practical experiences related to forensic imaging. This Issue is closely aligned with the scope of Diagnostics thanks to its focus on imaging-based diagnostic approaches, technological innovation, quantitative analysis, and translational applications within forensic and medico-legal sciences. Particular emphasis will be placed on multidisciplinary approaches, emerging imaging technologies, AI-assisted evaluation systems, radiomics, and standardization studies.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.

Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Postmortem imaging and virtual autopsy;
• Image-based trauma analysis;
• Forensic age estimation;
• Forensic anthropology and digital anthropology;
• 3D reconstruction and surface scanning technologies;
• Radiomics and quantitative imaging;
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications;
• Crime scene and ballistic imaging;
• Standardization of forensic imaging protocols;
• Educational and ethical aspects of forensic imaging.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Oguzhan Ekizoglu
Guest Editor

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