Forensic imaging: a powerful tool in modern forensic investigation
Forensic Sciences Research, 2022 Forensic imaging is a non-invasive examination process during the forensic investigation. It is mainly used in forensic pathology as an adjunct to the traditional autopsy.
Min Zhang
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Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2020 Aim: In this study, it was aimed to highlight the situation and importance of fetal sex determination in the context of forensic anthropology. Suggestions have been made about the development of this subject with current approaches and interdisciplinary ...
Özlem Mehder
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‘If a picture paints a thousand words …’:the development of human identification techniques in forensic anthropology and their implications for human rights in the criminal process [PDF]
, 2013 Newly developed techniques in forensic anthropology offer great potential to assist in identifying, and ultimately convicting, perpetrators of serious sexual assaults, particularly those involving young children.
Ferguson, Pamela, Raitt, Fiona
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Contributions of pathological alterations to forensic anthropology interpretation
Jangwa Pana, 2014 Pathology plays a key role in various aspects of interpretation within forensic anthropology. These contributions include observations of the effects of pathological conditions and using them to facilitate identification efforts.
Douglas H. Ubelaker
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The application of amino acid racemization in the acid soluble fraction of enamel to the estimation of the age of human teeth [PDF]
, 2008 Estimation of age-at-death for skeletonised forensic remains is one of the most significant problems in forensic anthropology. The majority of existing morphological and histological techniques are highly inaccurate, and show a bias towards ...
Collins, M. J. +3 more
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Proving Genocide? Forensic Expertise and the ICTY [PDF]
, 2008 This article works towards developing a theoretical framework outlining the premises and parameters under which forensic experts operate during various stages of international criminal investigations and the presentation of expert witness testimony in ...
Klinkner, Melanie Josefine
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A preliminary examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves [PDF]
, 2014 This study represents a preliminary, quantitative approach to the examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves. Five pairs of mass graves, each containing the carcasses of 21 rabbits, were used to examine decomposition rates at four ...
Adlam +51 more
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A study on the discrimination of human skeletons using X-ray fluorescence and chemometric tools in chemical anthropology [PDF]
, 2013 Forensic anthropological investigations are often restricted in their outcomes by the resources allocated to them, especially in terms of positively identifying the victims exhumed from commingled mass graves.
Buikstra +16 more
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Forensic Science International: Reports, 2019 South Africa is faced with a serious issue of unidentified human remains. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of anthropological analysis on local death investigations and case resolution for the busiest medico-legal laboratory within Cape ...
Athi Baliso +2 more
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Repeatability of facial soft tissue thickness measurements for forensic facial reconstruction using X-ray images [PDF]
, 2016 The repeatability of facial soft tissue thickness measurements at 10 standard anatomical landmarks was evaluated using lateral X-ray images obtained from 50 adult subjects.
Akay, Gülsün +8 more
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