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3D fingerprint capture

Technology that creates a three-dimensional surface map of fingerprint ridge detail, typically using structured-light projection or photogrammetry, rather than a flat 2D optical image. Used at borders to improve enrolment quality and in laboratories to image latent prints on curved surfaces.

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ACE-VAmino acid racemisationBlind verificationMALDI-MSIMicro-computed tomography (micro-CT)NIST Latent Quality MetricSqualeneStructured-light projectionULTR (Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports)

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