Effectiveness of comparison overlays generated with DentalPrint© software in bite mark analysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Martin De Las Heras, Stella ^a   Valenzuela, Aurora ^a   Javier Valverde, A ^a   Torres, Juan Carlos ^a   Luna Del Castillo, Juan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D images; Accuracy; Bite marks; Dentalprint ; Effectiveness; Forensic odontology; Forensic science

Indexed keywords

BITE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRAINING; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DENTAL MODELS; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SWINE;

EID: 33845900196     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00321.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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