Medical Illustration in the Courtroom: Proving Injury, Causation, and Damages educates the readers on how to communicate science visually in criminal and forensic case, using art and utilizing visualization technologies.
Medical illustration bridges the gap from technical, medical, and scientific to the lay person to easily illustrate, and explain visually, a medical condition, negligence, or the causation of an injury or death. Medical artists are frequently charged with illustrating injuries and medical conditions that can-t be seen by the naked eye. And while using medical photography and imaging can be helpful, it can often be unclear or mystifying to an untrained eye. This is where the medical illustrator enters the equation. There are often patients who have recovered from an injury or infection that appear in good health. Should and unforeseen injury or fatality happen, medical illustrators can allow people to see what-s on the inside to allow an attorney to ex
