Prague Med. Rep. 2017, 118, 14-25

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2017.2

3D Multislice and Cone-beam Computed Tomography Systems for Dental Identification

Hana Eliášová1, Taťjana Dostálová2

1Department of Anthropology, Biology and Physiodetection, Institute of Criminalistics, Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Stomatology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic

Received September 14, 2016
Accepted March 9, 2017

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