ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 9

The Detection and Documentation of Trace Wound Patterns by Use of an Alternative Light Source
Hall, JE
Dentist, MS

West, MH
Deputy Medical Examiner Investigator, MS

Cimrmancic, M
Dentist, WI

Barsley, RE
Professor of Oral Diagnosis, LSU School of Dentistry, LA

Hayne, S
Medical Director, Rankin County Morgue, MS

(Received 2 October 1991; accepted 24 February 1992)

Abstract

This article is a discussion of the use of narrow-band light sources coupled with cameras equipped with band-pass filters to document patterned injuries on human skin. Several case reports are included.

Keywords:
forensic science, patterned injuries, light sources

Paper ID: JFS13340J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13340J
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