Age estimation of bloodstains using smartphones and digital image analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 233, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 288-297

  Thanakiatkrai, Phuvadol ^a   Yaodam, Alisa ^a   Kitpipit, Thitika ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Color analysis; Digital image analysis; Forensic science; Hemoglobin; Random Forests

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CAMERA; COLOR ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DENATURATION; DIGITAL IMAGING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

COLOR ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEMOGLOBIN; RANDOM FORESTS;

ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD STAINS; COLOR; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886627866     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.09.027     Document Type: Article

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