REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR THE USE OF DIAGNOSTICS AND CALCULATIONS BASED ON IMAGES AND VIDEO RECORDINGS DURING FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

Background. The article examines the issues of professional competencies of a forensic medical expert in terms of the possibility and legality of expert evaluation of images, videos and other graphic components obtained using digital technologies. Main content. The legal issues of the use of image and video analysis in conducting forensic medical examinations are considered, and an overview of regulatory legal acts regulating expert activity on the analyzed issue is provided. Conclusions. The possibilities of introducing the analyzed methods into the activities of forensic medical experts working in medical and forensic departments and departments of forensic medical examination of corpses and living persons are summarized.