The application of visible wavelength reflectance hyperspectral imaging for the detection and identification of blood stains

Science and Justice

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 432-438

  Li, Bo ^a   Beveridge, Peter ^a   O'Hare, William T ^a   Islam, Meez ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood stain detection; Forensic science; Hyperspectral imaging; Liquid crystal tuneable filter

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD STAIN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DILUTION; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIQUID CRYSTAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

BLOOD STAINS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84926219937     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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