Estimation of the firing distance through micro-CT analysis of gunshot wounds

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-251

  Cecchetto, Giovanni ^a   Giraudo, Chiara ^a   Amagliani, Alessandro ^a   Viel, Guido ^a   Fais, Paolo ^a   Cavarzeran, Fabiano ^a   Feltrin, Giampietro ^a   Davide Ferrara, Santo ^a   Montisci, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firing range; Gunshot residue; Micro CT; Terminal ballistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

FIREARMS; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 79955923699     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0533-6     Document Type: Article

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