Gunshot injuries detected by post-mortem multislice computed tomography (MSCT): A feasibility study

Legal Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 287-292

  Andenmatten, M A ^a   Thali, M J ^a   Kneubuehl, B P ^a   Oesterhelweg, L ^a   Ross, S ^a   Spendlove, D ^a   Bolliger, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Forensic; Gunshot; MSCT; Post mortem imaging; Virtopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51049101236     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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