The determination of firing distance applying a microscopic quantitative method and confocal laser scanning microscopy for detection of gunshot residue particles

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-292

  Neri, Margherita ^a   Turillazzi, Emanuela ^a   Riezzo, Irene ^a   Fineschi, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscope; Gunshot residues; Gunshot wound; Histology; Quantitative morphometry; Sodium rhodizonate

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM RHODIZONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; TISSUE SECTION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYCLOHEXANONES; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SKIN; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34249061037     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0110-1     Document Type: Article

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