The age estimation of blood stains up to 30 days old using visible wavelength hyperspectral image analysis and linear discriminant analysis

Science and Justice

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-277

  Li, Bo ^a   Beveridge, Peter ^a   O'Hare, William T ^a   Islam, Meez ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age determination; Blood stain; Hyperspectral imaging; Linear discriminant analysis; Liquid crystal tuneable filter; Reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINETICS; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; REFLECTOMETRY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

AGE DETERMINATION; BLOOD STAIN; HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL TUNEABLE FILTER; REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BLOOD STAINS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881554418     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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