Skeletal identification by radiographic comparison: blind tests of a morphoscopic method using antemortem chest radiographs.
J Forensic Sci
; 56(2): 320-32, 2011 Mar.
Article
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| ID: mdl-21306373
This study investigated the value of antemortem (AM) and postmortem (PM) radiographs of the claviculae and C3-T4 vertebrae to identify skeletons of missing U.S. soldiers from past military operations. In total, 12 field-recovered skeletons and AM chest radiographs of 1460 individuals were used. For each skeleton, examiners analyzed an array of AM chest radiographs (up to 1000 individuals) and attempted to identify the correct PM/AM radiographic match. When examiners were able to compare all images within a single test, only true-positive identifications were made. When AM radiographs were presented one-at-a-time, in sequential order, and without examiners having knowledge of array size, erroneous identifications resulted but they were almost exclusively made by untrained examiners (accuracy = 35% vs. 90% for trained examiners). This study demonstrates the value of chest radiographs for the identification of disarticulated and even eroded skeletons, but only when methods are wielded by trained examiners.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vértebras Torácicas
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Radiografía Torácica
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Vértebras Cervicales
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Clavícula
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Forensic Sci
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos