Research advances in forensic diatom testing

Research advances in forensic diatom testing

In forensic practice, it is difficult to determine whether a dead body in the water resulted from drowning or from disposal after death. Diatom testing is currently an important supporting technique for the determination of death by drowning and of drowning sites, even though it is a time-consuming...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Zhou, Yongjie Cao, Jiao Huang, Kaifei Deng, Kaijun Ma, Tianye Zhang, Liqin Chen, Ji Zhang, Ping Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-04-01
Series:Forensic Sciences Research
Subjects:
forensic sciences
forensic pathology
drowning
diatom
deep learning
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2020.1718901
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Summary:In forensic practice, it is difficult to determine whether a dead body in the water resulted from drowning or from disposal after death. Diatom testing is currently an important supporting technique for the determination of death by drowning and of drowning sites, even though it is a time-consuming and laborious task. This article reviews the development of diatom testing over the decades and discusses a new method for the potential application of deep learning in diatom testing.
ISSN:2096-1790
2471-1411

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