Application of thermal imaging in forensic medicine

Imaging Science Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 125-131

  Ammer, K ^a,b   Ring, E F J ^b  

^a L Boltzmann Res Inst Phys Diagn   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Determination of time of death; Forensic medicine; IR thermal imaging; Standardization in thermal imaging; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844565849     PISSN: 13682199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136821905X50361     Document Type: Article

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