Virtopsy as a Revolutionary Tool for Cetacean Stranding Programs: Implementation and Management

On top of conventional necropsy, virtopsy (postmortem computed tomography and postmortem magnetic resonance imaging) has been integrated into the Cetacean Stranding Response Programme in Hong Kong since March 2014. To date, 177 out of 240 local stranded cetaceans have been examined by virtopsy. This...

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Main Authors: Henry C. L. Tsui, Brian C. W. Kot, Tabris Y. T. Chung, Derek K. P. Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.542015/full