Terrestrial laser scanning and a degenerated cylinder model to determine gross morphological change of cadavers under conditions of natural decomposition

Forensic Science International

Volumn 241, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-45

  Zhang, Xiao ^a   Glennie, Craig L ^a   Bucheli, Sibyl R ^b   Lindgren, Natalie K ^b   Lynne, Aaron M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

3D Modeling; Bloat stage of decay; Cadaver; Outdoor decomposition; Taphonomy; Terrestrial laser scanning

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BLOATING; BODY DEFORMATION; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYLINDER MODEL; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; LIMB CIRCUMFERENCE; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; LASER; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PROCEDURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 84901380214     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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