Capillary zone electrophoresis and artificial neural networks for estimation of the post-mortem interval (PMI) using electrolytes measurements in human vitreous humour

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-11

  Bocaz Beneventi, G ^a,d   Tagliaro, F ^b   Bortolotti, F ^c   Manetto, G ^c   Havel, J ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d Ministry of Justice   (Chile)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Capillary electrophoresis; Forensic science; Post mortem interval; Vitreous humour

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BARIUM ION; POTASSIUM; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOPSY; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; POST MORTEM INTERVAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITREOUS BODY;

AUTOPSY; BARIUM; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); POSTMORTEM CHANGES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0036937041     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140100239     Document Type: Article

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