Shot sequence detection aided by postmortem computed tomography in a case of homicide

Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 68-72

  Flach, Patricia M ^a,b   Ampanozi, Garyfalia ^a   Germerott, Tanja ^c   Ross, Steffen G ^a   Krauskopf, Astrid ^a   Thali, Michael J ^a   Mund, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Computed tomography; Gun shot; Homicide; PmCT; Postmortem; Virtopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BALLISTICS; BONE DEFECT; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CARTILAGE INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EAR INJURY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVOR MORTIS; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; NECK INJURY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; RIB FRACTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VICTIM;

EID: 84876700827     PISSN: 22124780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jofri.2013.03.045     Document Type: Article

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