Optical and digital techniques for enhancing radiographic anatomy for identification of human remains

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 947-959

  Fitzpatrick, John J ^a   Shook, Daniel R ^b   Kaufman, Bryan L ^c   Wu, Shuo Juin ^d   Kirschner, Robert J ^e   MacMahon, Heber ^f   Levine, Lowell J ^g   Maples, William ^h   Charletta, Dale ⁱ  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b Berks Imaging   (United States)

^c Carolina Associates in Imaging   (United States)

^d MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^e DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g New York State Police   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

computer image processing; digitization; forensic anthropology; forensic dentistry; forensic pathology; forensic radiology; forensic science; identification; radiologic identification; X ray identification

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGITAL COMPUTER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029985160     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14030j     Document Type: Article

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