title: Use of a metal detector in the search for bullets during autopsy.
abstract: The paper reports the results obtained from the use of a CEIA PD 140 S metal detector to search for bullets during the course of medicolegal tests. The instrument was found to be of value in identifying their presence up to a distance of 5-7.5 cm from the sensitive detection area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Forensic Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turletti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tappero
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals