title: Image processing in forensic pathology.
abstract: Image processing applications in forensic pathology are becoming increasingly important. This article introduces basic concepts in image processing as applied to problems in forensic pathology in a non-mathematical context. Discussions of contrast enhancement, digital encoding, compression, deblurring, and other topics are presented.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D010336:Pathology; D011786:Quality Control