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The authors make use of the data borrowed from the special literature and the results of their original investigations to carry out the comparative analysis of the materials of the intravital X-ray studies and post-mortem examinations. Special attention is given to the possibilities available at the present time for making virtopsies in the cases of the craniocerebral injury.

This article presents the current state of the issue of diagnostic possibilities of postmortem computed tomography in forensic medicine and clinical disciplines. It was established that in foreign countries and in Russia methods that improve visualization with post-mortem CT were being developed, and correlation between the time since death and postmortem CT artifacts was examined. At present it is advisable to use post-mortem CT as an additional method of research in forensic practice.