Image processing and 3D visualization in the interpretation of patterned injury of the skin

William R. Oliver; Bruce R. Altschuler

doi:10.1117/12.218474

1 September 1995 Image processing and 3D visualization in the interpretation of patterned injury of the skin

William R. Oliver, Bruce R. Altschuler

Proceedings Volume 2567, Investigative and Trial Image Processing; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218474
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The use of image processing is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation of violent crime. While much work has been done in the use of these techniques for forensic purposes outside of forensic pathology, its use in the pathologic examination of wounding has been limited. We are investigating the use of image processing in the analysis of patterned injuries and tissue damage. Our interests are currently concentrated on 1) the use of image processing techniques to aid the investigator in observing and evaluating patterned injuries in photographs, 2) measurement of the 3D shape characteristics of surface lesions, and 3) correlation of patterned injuries with deep tissue injury as a problem in 3D visualization. We are beginning investigations in data-acquisition problems for performing 3D scene reconstructions from the pathology perspective of correlating tissue injury to scene features and trace evidence localization. Our primary tool for correlation of surface injuries with deep tissue injuries has been the comparison of processed surface injury photographs with 3D reconstructions from antemortem CT and MRI data. We have developed a prototype robot for the acquisition of 3D wound and scene data.

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William R. Oliver and Bruce R. Altschuler "Image processing and 3D visualization in the interpretation of patterned injury of the skin", Proc. SPIE 2567, Investigative and Trial Image Processing, (1 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218474

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