Interobserver agreement of the injury diagnoses obtained by postmortem computed tomography of traffic fatality victims and a comparison with autopsy results

Forensic Science International

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 15-19

  Leth, Peter Mygind ^a   Struckmann, Henrik ^b   Lauritsen, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Hospital of Southern Jutland   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Computed tomography; Forensic medicine; Interobserver variation; Traffic fatalities

Indexed keywords

AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FATALITY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN INJURY; PATHOLOGIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 84873728324     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.03.028     Document Type: Article

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