Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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97791 | Forensic Science International | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Radiological identification is important in forensic medicine. Identification using comparison of individualising structures with ante- and post-mortem conventional radiographs has been known for a long time. New radiological procedures such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are being increasingly used for identification. In this paper, a new comparative approach using various radiological methods is described and its application demonstrated. This new approach is the comparison of ante-mortem conventional radiographs with projected images calculated from post-mortem CT data.The identification procedure will be illustrated with reference to the frontal sinus and the pelvis.
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Authors
Matthias Pfaeffli, Peter Vock, Richard Dirnhofer, Marcel Braun, Stephan A. Bolliger, Michael J. Thali,