New technology a “game changer” for autopsies

Cutting-edge technology could eliminate the need for traditional autopsies, reports CBS Denver.

Faith leaders and city officials gathered in the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner Wednesday to check out a device the chief medical examiner called a “game changer.” The Lodox imaging system uses low radiation doses to capture and produce high quality full-body X-rays. In some cases, the images could replace many steps in autopsies, which can be invasive and include the removal of organs. Many cultures and religions frown on such procedures, such as Jews, Muslims and Native Americans. […]

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