Consilium MedicumConsilium Medicum2075-17532542-2170Consilium Medicum94612Review ArticleIssues of financing and specialist training in postmortem cross-sectional imaging in Great BritainFetisovV. Af_vaddimm64@mail.ruFederal Center of Forensic Medical Expertise of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation201220161813485128122021Copyright © 2016, Consilium Medicum2016In this article, we list possible options of autopsy performance using various additional research methods, including postmortem cross-sectional imaging (PCSI), in Great Britain. Statistics show that there is no such thing as the officially approved PCSI specialists training program, and that it is available only as the joint initiative of several medical centers of the UK. The necessity of developing national standards and training programs in every professional field, creating the corresponding audit systems (checking and inspection), and outer PCSI quality control is also stated. The National Health Service institutions of the United Kingdom, with remuneration of the II category specialists’ work (forensic medical expertise analogue), mainly do implementation and keeping of tomographic data. To avoid stagnation and development deceleration of the said work, it is of the uttermost importance to have a strong academic research strategy, strengthened by the stable funding on the national level in the basis of the new scientific direction. The importance of the full-fledged PCSI funding and standards development, proving the possibility of PCSI use as the classic autopsy alternative.postmortem cross-sectional imagingautopsynational standardseducational programsscientific activity financingпосмертная томографическая визуализацияаутопсиянациональные стандартыучебные программыфинансирование научной деятельности[NCEPOD 2006. The Coroner's Autopsy - Do We Deserve Better?][Jeffery A.J. The role of computed tomography in adult post - mortem examinations: an overview. Diagnostic Histopathology 2010; 16 (12): 546-51.][Levy A.D, Harcke H.T. New approaches to radiology in mass casualty situations. Brogdon's Forensic Radiology (2nd edition), 2011.][Rutty G.N, Robinson C.E, Bou Haidar R et al. The role of mobile computed tomography in mass fatality incidents. J Forensic Sci 2007; 52: 1343-9.][Sidler M, Jackowski C, Dirnhofer R et al. Use of multislice computed tomography in disaster victim identification - advantages and limitations. Forensic Sci Int 2007; 169 (2-3): 118-28.][RCR/RCPath statement on standards for medico - legal post - mortem cross - sectional imaging in adults. The Royal College of Radiologists. The Royal College of Radiologists. London. 2012.][Rutty G. Can cross - sectional imaging as an adjunct and/or alternative to the invasive autopsy be implemented within the NHS? NHS Implementation Sub - group, Leicester, England; 2012 October.][Ebert L.C, Ptacek W, Naether S et al. Virtobot - a multi - functional robotic system for 3D surface scanning and automatic post mortem biopsy. Int J Med Robot 2010; 6: 18-27.][Saunders S.L, Morgan B, Raj V et al. Targeted post - mortem computed tomography cardiac angiography: proof of concept. Int J Legal Med 2011; 125: 609-16.][Roberts I.S.D, Benamore R.E, Peebles C et al. Diagnosis of coronary artery disease using a minimally invasive autopsy: evaluation of a novel method of post - mortem coronary CT angiography. Clin Radiol 2011; 66: 645-50.][Grabherr S, Doenz F, Steger B et al. Multi - phase post - mortem CT angiography: development of a standardized protocol. Int J Leg Med 2011; 125: 791-802.][Bolliger S.A, Filograna L, Spendlove D et al. Postmortem Imaging - Guided Biopsy as an Adjuvant to Minimally Invasive Autopsy With CT and Postmortem Angiography: A Feasibility Study. Am J Roentgenol 2010; 195: 1051-6.][Rutty G.N, Robinson C, Morgan B et al. Fimag: the United Kingdom disaster victim/forensic identification imaging system. J Forensic Sci 2009; 54: 1438-42.]