A new computer-tomography-based method of sex estimation: Development of Turkish population-specific standards

GÜLHAN Ö., Harrison K., Kiris A.

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, cilt.255, ss.2-8, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 255
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.015
  • Dergi Adı: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2-8
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Computed tomography, Segmentation, 3D reconstruction, Sex determination, Population-specific standards, Disaster victim identification, FEMORAL-HEAD, FEMUR, DIMORPHISM, IDENTIFICATION, CT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The identification of victims involved in mass fatality incidents has become an increasingly important issue nowadays, and identification of unknown individuals is an important aspect in criminal cases and Disaster Victim Identification scenarios. Therefore, the sex estimation is one of the most important biological attributes towards establishing personal identity. In addition, several studies have demonstrated that metric sex determination methods of the skeleton are population-specific due to variation in size and patterns of sexual dimorphism. Unfortunately, the modern Turkish population still lacks wide and representative population standards for identification. Previous research has shown that modern technologies, such as CT scanning appear to offer promising means for the establishment of new standards for contemporary populations. The main aim of this project is to examine the application of measurements taken from the femur in order to assess sex, as well as to contribute to the establishment of discriminant function equations for the Turkish population for forensic applications.