Hair-MAP: A prototype automated system for forensic hair comparison and analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 168-186

  Verma, Mool S ^a   Pratt, Lorien ^b   Ganesh, Chidamber ^c   Medina, Christy ^b  

^a Crime Laboratory Bureau   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic hair comparison; Image processing; Neural network; Pattern recognition; Total morphological pattern; Wavelet theory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEVISION CAMERA; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 0037048596     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00277-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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