Alternative light source (polilight®) illumination with digital image analysis does not assist in determining the age of bruises

Forensic Science International

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 104-107

  Hughes, V K ^a   Ellis, P S ^a   Langlois, N E I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative light source; Bruise; Contusion; Forensic medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTUSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; DIGITAL IMAGING; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISION;

EID: 33645037814     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.04.042     Document Type: Article

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