Morphometric investigation of emphysema aquosum in the elderly

Forensic Science International

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 93-98

  Kohlhase, Claus ^a   Maxeiner, Helmut ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drowning; Elderly; Image analysis; Lung histology; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTRANSLUCENT LUNG; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0038354752     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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