Uniqueness of radiographic patterns of the frontal sinus for personal identification |
Patil, Neha
(Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MGM, Dental College and Hospital)
Karjodkar, Freny R. (Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College) Sontakke, Subodh (Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College) Sansare, Kaustubh (Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College) Salvi, Rohini (Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MGM, Dental College and Hospital) |
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