Division of Forensic Medicine, National Institute for Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea. ykmoo@nisi.go.kr
Division of Chemical Aanalysis, National Institute for Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea.
Division of Questioned Document, National Institute for Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea.
Division of Traffic Engineering, National Institute for Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea. OMA, Daejeon, Korea.

In the field of the forensic medicine, deciding the cause of the injury is very important. Forensic doctors usually use their naked eyes, two dimensional photos, the characteristics and the distribution of the wounds for evaluating the cause of the injuries. After body release, forensic doctors not infrequently met the questions from the law enforcement whether the injuries were matched with the new facts or statements given through the progression of the investigation. In the face of answering this question, the information or evidence about the injury is insufficient. New technologies and instruments are being developed and will be helpful for getting the evidence from the human skin injuries. In this preliminary study, authors try to find the usefulness of appraisal techniques(3D scanner, trace evidence, TMDT, alternative light) that are already used for other purposes in forensic field. These techniques have their own merits for preserving the evidences from the injured skin. But further studies and systemic approaches are essential for more scientifically verified evaluation of the cause of the skin injury.

Key words : Skin injury; 3D scanner; Trace evidence; TMDT; Alternative light source