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DVI

Disaster Victim Identification. The multi-agency identification process used in mass-casualty events. Comparative radiographic methods, including frontal sinus, dental and implant comparison, form a core DVI identification pathway alongside DNA and fingerprint evidence.

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ABFAComparative radiographyExclusionFrontal sinusOrthopantomogram (OPT)Positive identificationSWGANTHUDIVertebral osteophyte

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