The forensic radiographer: A new member in the medicolegal team

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-36

  Schneider, Benjamin ^a,b   Chevallier, Christine ^a,b   Dominguez, Alejandro ^a,c   Bruguier, Christine ^a,b   Elandoy, Cristèle ^a,b   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Grabherr, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c School of Health Sciences   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

computed tomography; forensic imaging; forensic radiographer; virtual autopsy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY; CATHETERIZATION; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUNCTURE; RADIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFACTS; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY; CATHETERIZATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUNCTURES; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 84857914101     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31820c6aa3     Document Type: Article

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