The use of 3D-CT in weapon caused impression fractures of the skull, from a forensic radiological point of view

Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 176-179

  De Bakker, Bernadette S ^a   Soerdjbalie Maikoe, Vidija ^b   De Bakker, Henri M ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c GROENE HART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Blunt head trauma; Computed tomography; Forensic pathology; Forensic radiology; Skull fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMPRESSION SKULL FRACTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SKULL FRACTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL VOLUME RENDERING; WEAPON; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84884700885     PISSN: 22124780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jofri.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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