3D forensic imaging using a new C-arm scanner;Dreidimensionale forensische bildgebung mithilfe eines neuen C-bogens

Rechtsmedizin

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Pohlenz, P ^a   Blessmann, M ^a   Oesterhelweg, L ^a   Braun, C ^a   Schmidgunst, C ^b   Schulze, D ^c   Puschel K ^a   Heiland, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Flat panel detector; Forensic radiology; Post mortem imaging; Virtopsy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOPSY; C ARM SCANNER; CADAVER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; NECK; PELVIS; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33847212157     PISSN: 09379819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00194-006-0423-x     Document Type: Article

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