Reconstruction of the angle of shot by using computed radiography of the head

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Marchetti, Daniela ^a   Tartaglione, Tommaso ^a   Mattiu, Giancarlo ^a   Giovine, Ennio ^b   Fiori, Angelo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BULLET; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0038621800     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200306000-00010     Document Type: Article

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