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Recording skeletal completeness in cases of fragmentary human remains: a pilot technical study using computed tomography volume rendering applications

Katerina Bredhauera School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and the Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Annalisa Durdlea School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and the Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5986-5792
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Samantha Rowbothamb Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine / Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6798-4273
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Pages 225-246 | Received 30 Apr 2020, Accepted 25 May 2020, Published online: 20 Jul 2020

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