The use of clinical CCT images in the forensic examination of closed head injuries

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-70

  Bauer, M ^a   Polzin, S ^a   Patzelt, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrecoup contusion; CT; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 1542345668     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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