A novel approach to the visualisation of heat-induced structural change in bone

Science and Justice

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-104

  Thompson, T J U ^a   Chudek, J A ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burned bone; Heat induced change; Imaging; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; BONE STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HEAT STRESS; HEATING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HEAT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

EID: 34548014742     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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