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Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forensische Bildgebung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin

Grundlagen der postmortalen Computertomographie (PMCT) für forensisch-radiologische Anwendungen – Empfehlungen und Indikationskatalog

Working Group for Forensic Imaging of the German Society of Legal Medicine

Fundamentals of postmortem computer tomography (PMCT) in Forensic Radiology – recommendations and applications

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Fischer, H., Heinemann, A. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forensische Bildgebung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin. Rechtsmedizin 26, 284–290 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-016-0096-z

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