The role of micro-computed tomography in forensic investigations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 60-66

  Rutty, G N ^a   Brough, A ^a   Biggs, M J P ^a   Robinson, C ^b   Lawes, S D A ^a   Hainsworth, S V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age determination; Bone pathology; Gunshot residue; Micro CT; Nano CT; Post mortem interval; Tool mark

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORPSE DISMEMBERMENT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DENSITY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH;

EID: 84873727159     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.10.030     Document Type: Article

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