Forensic imaging of projectiles using cone-beam computed tomography

Forensic Science International

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 38-41

  von See, Constantin ^a   Bormann, Kai Hendrik ^a   Schumann, Paul ^a   Goetz, Friedrich ^a   Gellrich, Nils Claudius ^a   Rücker, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Forensic science; Imaging techniques; Pathology; Projectile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BONE DESTRUCTION; CADAVER IDENTIFICATION; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SWINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 67650660642     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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