Forensic Applications of Radiography
Radiography was applied early in forensic contexts to document fractures foreign bodies and to assist in medicolegal investigations and postmortem imaging provided objective records that supported legal proceedings and death investigations
Development of Postmortem Imaging Techniques
Over time forensic radiology expanded to include postmortem CT and MRI which offer non invasive alternatives to traditional autopsy in some contexts and provide high resolution documentation of trauma and of internal pathology
Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Standards
Forensic radiology requires collaboration between radiologists pathologists and legal authorities and the field developed protocols for imaging documentation chain of custody and for expert testimony that ensure imaging findings are admissible and clinically interpretable in medicolegal settings