Ultra-high-resolution dual-source CT for forensic dental visualization - Discrimination of ceramic and composite fillings

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-307

  Jackowski, C ^a,b   Wyss, M ^a   Persson, A ^b   Classens, M ^c   Thali, M J ^a   Lussi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Lindenhofspital ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dental filling materials; Dental identification; Dual source CT; Extended CT scale; Forensic radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CERAMICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTISTRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH;

CERAMICS; COMPOMERS; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL RESTORATION, TEMPORARY; DENTIN-BONDING AGENTS; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MALEATES; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; MOLAR; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RESIN CEMENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 44949261065     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0224-8     Document Type: Article

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