Applicability of 3D-CT facial reconstruction for forensic individual identification
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912003000100005Keywords:
Tomography^i1^sX-ray compu, Skull, Forensic anthropologyAbstract
Computed tomography (CT) is used in several clinical dentistry applications even by axial slices and two and three-dimensional reconstructed images (2D-CT and 3D-CT). The purpose of the current study is to assess the precision of linear measurements made in 3D-CT using craniometric patterns for individual identification in Forensic Dentistry. Five cadaver heads were submitted to a spiral computed tomography using axial slices, and 3D-CT reconstructions were obtained by volume rendering technique with computer graphics tools. Ten (10) craniometric measurements were determined in 3D-CT images by two examiners independently, twice each, and the standard error of intra- and inter-examiner measurements was assessed. The results demonstrated a low standard error of those measurements, from 0.85% to 3.09%. In conclusion, the linear measurements obtained in osseous and soft tissue structures were considered to be precise in 3D-CT with high imaging quality and resolution.Downloads
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2003-03-01
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Radiologia
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Applicability of 3D-CT facial reconstruction for forensic individual identification. (2003). Pesquisa Odontológica Brasileira, 17(1), 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912003000100005