A role of digital imaging in identification of unidentified bodies.

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dc.contributor.authorBodkha, Pravir
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Bishwanath
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-20T09:53:04Z
dc.date.available2013-03-20T09:53:04Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.description.abstractUnidentified and unclaimed bodies for medico-legal autopsy has shown increased trend. Relatives of unidentified bodies suffer a lot of psychological trauma and also suffer in settling insurance, inheritance and pension claims. When an unidentified body has injuries on face, then photograph of such deceased is not accepted by print or electronic media for publication as such photograph may cause distress to the viewers. This study was conducted on three cases of unidentified and unclaimed bodies brought for medico-legal autopsy with facial injuries making their photographs unfit for publication in print or electronic media. Photograph of the deceased face was taken; image was transferred to a computer and by using Adobe Photoshop software CS2 and the injuries present on face were removed. The result showed that in all the three cases we could establish the identity by digital imaging. Relatives of the deceased could identify their missing relative by photograph shown to them after removal of injuries. Later on police confirmed the identification by using other methods of establishing identity. This method can be an aid in identification of unidentified bodies presented with facial injuries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBodkha Pravir, Yadav Bishwanath. A role of digital imaging in identification of unidentified bodies. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2012 Oct; 34(4): 318-321.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/145734
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/jal/t12/i4/jalt12i4p318.pdfen_US
dc.subjectDigital Imagingen_US
dc.subjectIdentificationen_US
dc.subjectMissing Personsen_US
dc.subjectUnclaimed Bodiesen_US
dc.subjectUnidentified Bodiesen_US
dc.subject.meshAutopsy --legislation & jurisprudence
dc.subject.meshAutopsy --methods
dc.subject.meshCadaver
dc.subject.meshFacial Injuries
dc.subject.meshForensic Medicine --legislation & jurisprudence
dc.subject.meshForensic Medicine --methods
dc.subject.meshComputers
dc.subject.meshCrime Victims
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshImage Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
dc.subject.meshPhotography
dc.titleA role of digital imaging in identification of unidentified bodies.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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