A specimen positioning device for dental radiographic identification - Image geometry considerations

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 185-189

  Goldstein, Marc ^a   Sweet, David J ^b   Wood, Robert E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Bureau of Legal Dentistry   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services   (Canada)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital radiology; Forensic dentistry; Forensic science; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DENTISTRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VICTIM;

EID: 0031882802     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16109j     Document Type: Article

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