Forensic evaluation of sex estimation via measurements of adult index and ring finger lengths using postmortem computed tomography

Forensic evaluation of sex estimation via measurements of adult index and ring finger lengths using postmortem computed tomography

Abstract Background Sex estimation from fragmented or isolated human bones found during excavations is imperative not only in the field of forensics but also paleoanthropology. This study investigated the possibility of sex estimation from computed tomography (CT) data for the lengths of the index a...

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Main Authors: Tomoya Ikeda, Kazunori Miyamoto, Naoto Tani, Shigeki Oritani, Tomomi Michiue, Fumiya Morioka, Takaki Ishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Forensic science
Forensic anthropology
Sex estimation
Computed tomography
Index finger length
Ring finger length
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-018-0075-5

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