Photon-counting CT for bullet material differentiation: applications in forensic radiology

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Benedikt M. Schaarschmidt · Essen University Hospital

Jan Hegmanns · Essen University Hospital

Jörg Wulff

Viktor Haase · Siemens Healthineers (Germany)

Sebastian Faby · Siemens Healthineers (Germany)

Felix Baum · Mitsubishi Corporation (Germany)

Christian Bäumer · TU Dortmund University

Abstract

In emergency settings, noninvasive bullet characterization is of importance for law enforcement. Bullet material characterization can be performed using photon-counting CT. These characteristics can be quantified in the four different energy threshold images.

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Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Radiation Dose and Imaging Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes

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Published in: European Radiology Experimental

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 49-49

DOI: 10.1186/s41747-025-00586-x

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Photon-counting CT for bullet material differentiation: applications in forensic radiology

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