Three-Dimensional Computer Visualization of Forensic Pathology Data

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-70

  March, Jack ^a   Schofield, Damian ^a   Evison, Martin ^b   Woodford, Noel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer graphics; Forensic pathology; Suicidal stabbing; UK; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART INJURIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; SOFTWARE; SUICIDE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WOUNDS, STAB; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 1342289253     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000113863.69360.42     Document Type: Article

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