New soft tissue correction factors for stature estimation: Results from magnetic resonance imaging

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 212.e1-212.e7

  Bidmos, Mubarak Ariyo ^a   Manger, Paul Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic anthropology population data; Fully method; Magnetic resonance imaging; Soft tissue correction factor; Stature estimation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE CORRECTION FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICAN; VOLUNTEER; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84855199836     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.020     Document Type: Article

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