Progress in Application of Measuring Skeleton by CT in Forensic Anthropology Research
10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.01.014
- VernacularTitle:CT测量骨骼在法医人类学研究中的应用进展
- Author:
Chunyu MIAO
;
Lei XU
;
Ning WANG
;
Min ZHANG
;
Yushan LI
;
Jinxing Lü
- Keywords:
forensic anthropology;
tom ography;
X-ray com puted;
review;
skeleton
- From:Journal of Forensic Medicine
2017;33(1):58-61,67
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Individual identification by m easuring the hum an skeleton is an im portant research in the field of forensic anthropology. C om puted tom ography (C T ) technology can provide high-resolution im age of skeleton. Skeleton im age can be reform ed by softw are in the post-processing w orkstation. D ifferent skele-ton m easurem ent indexes of anthropology, such as diam eter, angle, area and volum e, can be m easured on section and reform ative im ages. M easurem ent process is barely affected by hum an factors. T his paper review s the literatures at hom e and abroad about the application of m easuring skeleton by C T in foren-sic anthropology research for individual identification in four aspects, including sex determ ination, height infer, facial soft tissue thickness m easurem ent and age estim ation. T he m ajor technology and the applica-tion of C T in forensic anthropology research are com pared and discussed, respectively.