Conceptual transitions in methods of skull-photo superimposition that impact the reliability of identification: A review

Forensic Science International

Volumn 246, Issue , 2015, Pages 110-121

  Jayaprakash, Paul T ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

'Life size' magnification; Anatomic orientation of the skull; Forensic anthropology; Reliability in identification; Skull photo superimposition; Wipe mode evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; DIGITAL IMAGING; FACE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE OVERLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; LIFE SIZE IMAGE; ORBIT; PHOTOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SKULL; SKULL PHOTO SUPERIMPOSITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIDEORECORDING; WHITNALL TUBERCLE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

FACE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKULL;

EID: 84916898783     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.10.043     Document Type: Review

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