Comparison of computed radiography and multi-detector computed tomography in the detection of post mortem metacarpal index

Forensic Science International

Volumn 177, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 192-198

  Reid, Aoife ^a   Schneider Kolsky, Michal Elisabeth ^a   O'Donnell, Christopher James ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arachnodactyly; Computed radiography; Computed tomography; Marfan syndrome; Metacarpal index

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLIN;

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARACHNODACTYLY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; METACARPAL BONE; METACARPAL INDEX; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 41649100265     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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