Is CT bulletproof? On the use of CT for characterization of bullets in forensic radiology
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Open Access
- 26 March 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International journal of legal medicine
- Vol. 133 (6) , 1869-1877
Abstract
Forensic investigations could benefit from non-invasive in situ characterization of bullets. Therefore, the use of CT imaging was explored for the analysis of bullet geometry and composition. Bullet visualization with CT is challenging as the metal constituents suffer from excessive X-ray attenuation due to their high atomic number, density, and geometry.Keywords
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- Maastricht University Medical Center
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