Using pre- and post-surgical foot and ankle radiographs for identification

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1319-1322

  Rich, Jeremy ^a   Tatarek, Nancy E ^a   Powers, Robert H ^a   Brogdon, B G ^a   Lewis, Bradley J ^a   Dean, Dorothy E ^a  

^a Franklin County Coroner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Foot; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Human identification; Radiographs; Surgical modification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0036847402     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15567j     Document Type: Article

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