Infrared imaging of the crime scene: Possibilities and pitfalls

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1156-1162

  Edelman, Gerda J ^a   Hoveling, Richelle J M ^a   Roos, Martin ^b   van Leeuwen, Ton G ^a   Aalders, Maurice C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood stains; Crime scene; Forensic science; Infrared; Postmortem interval; Thermal imaging; Thermography

Indexed keywords

CRIME SCENE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; BODY TEMPERATURE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; SALIVA; SPERM; THERMAL IMAGING; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAPHY; URINE;

BLOOD STAINS; CRIME SCENE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INFRARED; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; THERMAL IMAGING; THERMOGRAPHY;

BLOOD STAINS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; SALIVA; SEMEN; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAPHY; URINE;

EID: 84883553316     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12225     Document Type: Article

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