Virtual forensic entomology: Improving estimates of minimum post-mortem interval with 3D micro-computed tomography

Forensic Science International

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 251-264

  Richards, Cameron S ^a   Simonsen, Thomas J ^a   Abel, Richard L ^a,b   Hall, Martin J R ^a   Schwyn, Daniel A ^b   Wicklein, Martina ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blowfly; Development; Forensic entomology; Metamorphosis; Micro computed tomography; Post mortem interval

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADIPOCYTE MEMBRANE; AGE DETERMINATION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA (ORGAN); ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGO; LEGAL EVIDENCE; METAMORPHOSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOUTH CAVITY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84862696847     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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