A new methodology for detection of counterfeit Viagra® and Cialis® tablets by image processing and statistical analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 216, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 92-96

  Jung, Claudio R ^a   Ortiz, Rafael S ^b   Limberger, Renata ^a   Mayorga, Paulo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Federal Police   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Counterfeit medicine detection; Image processing; Pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGER (ORGANISM); SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84857507499     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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