The role of mobile computed tomography in mass fatality incidents

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1343-1349

  Rutty, Guy N ^a   Robinson, Claire E ^b   BouHaidar, Ralph ^a   Jeffery, Amanda J ^a   Morgan, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT; Disaster; Forensic radiology; Forensic science; Mass fatality; Mobile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DISASTER; FATALITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36949005402     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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