Craniocerebral trauma - Congruence between post-mortem computed tomography diagnoses and autopsy results. A 2-year retrospective study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 194, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 9-14

  Jacobsen, Christina ^a   Lynnerup, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Computed tomography; Craniocerebral trauma; Forensic pathology; Forensic radiology; Skull fractures

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE; SUICIDE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 72149112758     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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