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3-D imaging opens new forensic avenues

A Swedish physician has been awarded for developing a 3-D imaging technique ideal for post-mortem imaging and providing invaluable information for forensic investigation.

Dr Anders Persson - director of the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualisation (CMIV) - has won The 2008 Lennart Nilsson Award for scientific photography.

In selecting Anders Persson, the board of the Lennart Nilsson Award Foundation stated: "Persson's imaging methods combine cutting-edge technology with great artistry and educational value. He reveals the hidden mysteries of the body with unique precision, producing images that can be understood and interpreted by the lay public and experts alike."

Dr Persson and his colleagues produce images of the inside of the human body using a combination of imaging techniques including magnetic resonance, ultrasound and positron emission tomography. After capturing these initial images, Persson compiles them into pictures of great clarity that are rich in data. The CMIV's techniques open up completely new avenues for forensic medical experts to conduct analyses that are much quicker and simpler than conventional methods.

Persson's spectacular 3-D images have been featured prominently on CSI, a popular TV series about a team of forensic scientists.

The Lennart Nilsson Award, started in 1998, is administered by the Karolinska Institutet. The university's president, Professor Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson, serves as chairperson of the Lennart Nilsson Award Foundation and takes part in the selection of the prize winners, who are awarded around £8,300.

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