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Title: | Evaluation of age estimation in forensic medicine by examination of medial clavicular ossification from thin-slice computed tomography images |
Authors: | Gürses, Murat Serdar Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı. Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı. Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Biyoistatistik Anabilim Dalı. İnanır, Nursel Türkmen Gökalp, Gökhan Fedakar, Recep Tobcu, Eren Ocakoğlu, Gökhan AAH-5180-2021 AAI-2336-2021 AAH-6287-2021 56712925300 8312505100 8725968900 57190007205 15832295800 |
Keywords: | Legal medicine Forensic age estimation Schmeling method Kellinghaus method Clavicle Computed tomography Epiphyseal union Time frame Australian population Living individuals Chronological age Turkish children CT evaluation X-ray Cartilage Fusion |
Issue Date: | 17-Jun-2016 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Citation: | Gürses, M. S. vd. (2016). "Evaluation of age estimation in forensic medicine by examination of medial clavicular ossification from thin-slice computed tomography images". International Journal of Legal Medicine, 130(5), 1343-1352. |
Abstract: | Forensic age estimation, a recent topic of research in forensic medicine, is of primary importance to criminal and civil law. Previous studies indicate that the observation of medial clavicular ossification allows for age discrimination along the completed 18th and 21st years of life. Experts recommend that the Schmeling and Kellinghaus methods be used together. In this study, we used these staging methods to retrospectively analyze 725 case studies (385 males, 340 females) of thin-slice computed tomography (CT) images, ranging from 0.6 to 1 mm in thickness, from individuals aged 10 to 35 years. Stage 1 was found at 18 years of age maximum for males, whereas it was found at 17 years of age for females. Stage 2a was found at 18 years of age maximum for both genders. Stage 3c was initially observed at 18 years for both genders. Stage 4 was initially found at 21 years for males and 20 years for females. Stage 5 was initially observed at 25 years for both genders. Of note, stage 3c was found close to 19 years of age for both genders (18.92 years for male, 18.99 years for female), and it may be employed to differentiate along the age majority cutoff. The data obtained from our study were consistent with previous studies. We believe that such a comprehensive database will greatly contribute to future studies focusing on medial clavicular ossification based on thin-slice CT. Moreover, we also recommend that if medial clavicular ossification based on CT is to be examined for forensic age estimation, both methods should be employed together. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-016-1408-2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-016-1408-2 http://hdl.handle.net/11452/29213 |
ISSN: | 0937-9827 1437-1596 |
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