Virtual autopsy and forensic anthropology of a mummified fetus: A report of one case

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 208-212

  Dedouit, Fabrice ^a   Guilbeau Frugier, Céline ^a   Telmon, Norbert ^a   Gainza, David ^a   Otal, Philippe ^a   Joffre, Francis ^a   Rougé, Daniel ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Computed tomography; Fetus; Forensic science; Mummy

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMUR; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OCCIPITAL BONE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; TIBIA;

AUTOPSY; COCHLEA; EAR, MIDDLE; FETUS; FOOT; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MUMMIES; OSTEOGENESIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39049088084     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00602.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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