Identification of unknown bodies by using CT images of frontal sinus

Forensic Science International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Tatlisumak, Ertugrul ^a   Yilmaz Ovali, Gulgun ^a   Aslan, Asim ^a   Asirdizer, Mahmut ^a   Zeyfeoglu, Yildiray ^a   Tarhan, Serdar ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CT scan; Frontal sinus; Personal identification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33846523473     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.023     Document Type: Article

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