Accuracy, precision and inter-rater reliability of micro-CT analysis of false starts on bones. A preliminary validation study.

Micro computed tomography (micro-CT) has being increasingly applied in many fields of forensic medicine. Besides the evaluation of the firing range in gunshot fatalities [1,2], the assessment of human age [3] and the estimation of the post-mortem interval [4], micro-CT has been shown to be an interesting and useful technique for the assessment of bone toolmarks [5,6] and, more recently, for the qualitative assessment of false starts (FS) produced on human bones using hand-saws [7].

Source: Legal Medicine - October 6, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Guido Pelletti, Giovanni Cecchetto, Alessia Viero, Paolo Fais, Michael Weber, Diego Miotto, Massimo Montisci, Guido Viel, Chiara Giraudo Source Type: research