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Generating penetration path hypotheses for decision support in multiple trauma.

O Ogunyemi 1, J Kaye 1, B Webber 1, J R Clarke 1
PMCID: PMC2579052  PMID: 8563315

Abstract

We present a 3D graphical system that allows users to visualize different penetration path hypotheses for (multiple) gunshot or stab wounds, using a 3D graphical model of a human body with appropriate anatomical structures. The system also identifies the anatomical structures associated with each hypothesis. The various penetration path hypotheses follow from a combinatorial analysis of the set of surface wounds. The affected structures are determined by performing a detailed interpenetration analysis between 3D models of a penetration path and each anatomical structure within the body.

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