Identification of bullet entrance in different type of intermediate firearm wounds through micro-computed tomography analysis

Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 147-152

  Fais, Paolo ^a   Giraudo, Chiara ^b   Viero, Alessia ^c   Amagliani, Alessandro ^c   Viel, Guido ^c   Montisci, Massimo ^c   Miotto, Diego ^c   Cecchetto, Giovanni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Entry wound; Exit wound; Forensic ballistics; Forensic radiology; GSR; Gunshot wounds; Micro CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BULLET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTRY WOUND; EXIT WOUND; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXAMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941197521     PISSN: 22124780     EISSN: 22124799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jofri.2015.07.004     Document Type: Article

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