The application of computed tomography in the analysis of permanent cavity: A new method in terminal ballistics

Acta Clinica Croatica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 205-209

  Korać, Želimir ^a   Kelenc, Dubravko ^a   Hančević, Janko ^a   Baškot, Ana ^a   Mikulić, Danko ^a  

^a KARLOVAC GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Military medicine; Tomography, x ray computed; Wounds, gunshot methods; Wounds, penetrating etiology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GUNSHOT INJURY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MILITARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0036743152     PISSN: 03539466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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