TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Detection of metallic elements from paraffin-embedded tissue blocks by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
JO  - Legal medicine (Elsevier)
A1  - Takahashi, Motonori
A1  - Kinoshita, Hiroshi
A1  - Nishiguchi, Minori
A1  - Nishio, Hajime
SP  - 102
EP  - 103
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
N2  - Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDX) enables rapid, non-destructive, multi-elemental analysis. Using EDX, lead and some other metallic elements were detected in paraffin-blocks in which skin samples from a gunshot wound were embedded. Lead was not identified in control samples from non-injured cases. These findings indicate that EDX is a useful method for rapid non-destructive analysis of paraffin-embedded blocks. This technique can provide scientific evidence for identification of a firearm even after storing the sample for a long time.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1344-6223
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.12.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -