Human identification based on cranial computed tomography scan - A case report

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-261

  Silva, R F ^a,c   Botelho, T L ^b   Prado, F B ^c   Kawagushi, J T ^c   Daruge Junior E ^c   Berzin F ^c  

^a Department of Anthropology and Forensic Dentistry   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Forensics; Skull; Tomography; Victim identification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79954990333     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/96080236     Document Type: Article

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