Abstract
This pilot study examines the applicability of osteometric models for addressing commingled remains, which were originally developed for dry specimens, on 3-Dimensional bony elements in relation to a modern cadaveric population. A total of 70 bony elements (humeri, radii, ulnae, femora, tibiae and fibulae) were segmented and virtually reconstructed from cadaveric whole-body CT scans. Linear measurements were taken (using MeshLab v.2016.12) of the 3-Dimensional elements and osteometric models for sorting applied to them (Byrd and Adams, 2003). This study showed that on the selected specimens the quality of the surface of the reconstructed specimens compromised the efficacy of the models, and consequently the reliability of the results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 160-165 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Forensic Science International |
| Volume | 301 |
| Early online date | 18 May 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- 3-D segmentation and reconstruction
- CT scans
- Commingled scenarios
- Forensic anthropology
- Forensic science
- Human identification
- Reproducibility of Results
- Body Remains
- Bone and Bones/diagnostic imaging
- Forensic Anthropology/methods
- Humans
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Regression Analysis
- Pilot Projects
- Software
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional
- Cadaver
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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Hackman, Lucina
- Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification - Professor (Teaching and Scholarship) of Forensic Anthropology
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