Research result recording of forensic histological examination course in Russia

Microscopy is the main research method during forensic histological examinations. Section images obtained using microscopy in the form of a mental image are stored in the memory of a forensic histologist. In addition, visual information is sketched, described, or recorded using photography and videography. Aims: This study aimed to identify recording microscopy result features in the case of forensic histological examination in Russia at present and its development prospects in the future. Research material included conclusions of an expert (specialist) of state forensic medical institutions in Russia. Methods used to study the material were as follows: comparative-historical analysis, microscopic, thanatogenetic analysis, microphotography, and histological section description. The authors analyzed two methods of recording of microscopy results in detail, which are frequently used in forensic histological examinations at present in Russia. The article reflects historical, legal, and forensic aspects, as well as some unresolved problems of recording information obtained during forensic histological research. The authors also express their opinion about the use of computer vision of histological section microscopy in the near future, as a supplement but not the opposite of biological vision.