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Scanning Skeletal Remains for Bone Mineral Density in Forensic Contexts
Published on: January 29, 2018
[Progress in skeletal age estimation with measurement method of X-ray film]
Lei Wan1, Chong-Liang Ying, Guang-You Zhu
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. wanlei-820628@163.com
Abstract:
Age estimation by the measurement method is to get the data such as the length, width, thickness, area of the ossification center, transverse diameter of the metaphysis, transverse diameter of osteoepiphysis, width of the epiphyseal line and the ratio between the diaph and the epiphyseal, by measuring the different bones of human in different ages with the radiological technology and to explore the relationship between these data and the life age by statistics. According to the relationships the personal life age may be estimated. In this article the measurement methods above mentioned and its application in age estimation were reviewed.
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