Scoping review maps CT evidence on sinuses for sex, age, stature estimation
A scoping review of 76 studies from 18 countries finds CT-based sinus and craniofacial measurements are well studied for sex ...
Tag: forensic anthropology
Knee X-rays can help identify sex in forensic cases, Brazilian study finds
A study of 474 Brazilian knee radiographs found that a tibial plateau measurement predicted sex with about 80 percent accuracy ...
Nose shape predicts sex and ethnicity in North Indian populations, machine learning study finds
Machine learning models classified sex and ethnicity from nasal morphoscopic traits in 500 North Indian adults, with ethnicity predictions reaching ...
Hyoid bone CT analysis estimates sex with 93.8 percent accuracy in forensic study
A retrospective Turkish CT study of 660 cases found that hyoid bone morphometry and radiodensity classified sex with 93.8 percent ...
A Body Encased in Salt: Forensic Scientists Report First Modern Case of Natural Salt Mummification
Forensic pathologists in southern France report the first modern case of a body naturally mummified by a thick crystalline salt ...
Ultrasound Study Reveals How Smoking, Age and BMI Reshape the Face Forensic Artists Reconstruct
A Slovak ultrasound study of 246 adults finds that BMI dominates facial tissue thickness in women while age dominates in ...
Teeth Without Pulp Can Still Reveal a Person’s Age Through DNA Methylation
Chinese researchers show that DNA methylation patterns in pulp-free teeth can estimate a person's age with a mean error of ...
Rebuilding the Nose from Bone: New 3D Method Aims to Sharpen Forensic Facial Reconstruction
Researchers at the University of Allahabad have developed a combined metric and morphological method for reconstructing the human nose from ...
How Fire Rewrites Bone: Systematic Review Maps Heat Damage in Human Skeletons
A new systematic review synthesizes decades of research showing that fire transforms human bone in predictable ways, reshaping how forensic ...
New 3D Method Estimates Missing Mandibles Accurately
In the ever-evolving realm of forensic science and medical anthropology, reconstructing missing skeletal elements has long posed a formidable challenge. ...
Luminol Chemiluminescence Estimates Skeleton Postmortem Interval
In a groundbreaking development that promises to revolutionize forensic science, researchers have unveiled a novel method for estimating the postmortem ...
Sex Identification via Exocranial Surfaces in Diverse Populations
In a groundbreaking study set to redefine forensic anthropology and the science of human identification, researchers have unveiled new methodologies ...
Comparing Stature Estimation Methods in South Africa
In the ever-evolving landscape of forensic anthropology and legal medicine, precise and reliable methods for estimating human stature play a ...
Interpretable ML Enhances Sex Estimation from Long Bones
In a groundbreaking advancement that melds forensic anthropology with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, researchers have unveiled a new methodology for determining ...
Age-Related Skull Changes Affect Sex Estimation Accuracy
In the intricate world of forensic anthropology, accurately estimating the biological sex of skeletal remains plays a pivotal role in ...
