Forensic age estimation from the clavicle using 1.0T MRI—Preliminary results

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 234; no. C; pp. 7 - 12
• Main Authors: Tangmose, Sara, Jensen, Karl Erik, Villa, Chiara, Lynnerup, Niels
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.01.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; adults; Age; Age Determination by Skeleton - methods; Age estimation; Analysis of Variance; bone formation; bones; Child; Clavicle - anatomy & histology; Clavicle - physiology; Clavicle ossification; digital images; Female; Forensic Anthropology; Forensic pathology; Forensic radiology; Forensic sciences; Humans; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medical imaging; Methods; necropsy; Noise; Observer Variation; Osteogenesis - physiology; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; shoulders; Standard deviation; Young Adult; Forensic radiology; Age estimation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Clavicle ossification

As forensic age estimations in the living are performed without medical indication, there is a need for the development of non-ionizing methods. This study investigates the use of 1.0T MRI to visualize the ossification status of the medial end of the clavicle. T2 weighted 3D images were collected fr...