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- Title
Pubic Symphyseal Age Estimation from Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Pelvic CT Scans of Live Individuals.
- Authors
Wink, Alexandra E.
- Abstract
Skeletal age estimation using the pubic symphysis is a reliable and popular practice among forensic anthropologists. In instances in which accessing the skeleton is impossible, such as in the case of living individuals, three-dimensional (3 D) reconstructions of computed tomography ( CT) scans can be created and analyzed for aspects of the biological profile. This study examined 3 D reconstructions of pelvic CT scans of a sample of 44 live adults to estimate age using the Suchey-Brooks J Hum Evol 1990;5(3):227-38 method. Images were created using Osiri X software (Pixmeo, Geneva, Switzerland). Estimated age ranges based on the 3 D- CT images captured the true age of the individual at the time of the CT scan 79.5% of the time with good intra-observer reliability. The features best visualized on the 3 D images included the ossific nodule and the pubic symphyseal rim. This study shows that clinical CT scanning parameters are adequate for creating 3 D images to be analyzed for age using the pubic symphysis.
- Subjects
FORENSIC sciences; FORENSIC anthropology; SKELETAL maturity; PUBIC symphysis; COMPUTED tomography; OSIRIS (Egyptian deity)
- Publication
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2014, Vol 59, Issue 3, p696
- ISSN
0022-1198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.12369