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<p>The use of digital scans to establish cause of death is a matter for individual
coroners who decide how to proceed in light of guidance from the Chief Coroner. The
guidance can be found on his website at:</p><p>www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/guidance-no-1-use-of-port-mortem-imaging.pdf</p><p>The
figures for the number of post mortems held in 2017 which involved less invasive techniques
are available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip</a>.</p><p>Bradford
is in the West Yorkshire (western) coroner area, in which 267 less-invasive post mortems
were conducted in 2017.</p><p>Annual coroner statistics are collected at the end of
the year. Statistics for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p>
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