Forensic age estimation in living individuals by 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: a retrospective MRI study

Altınsoy, Hasan Baki; Alataş, Özkan; Gürses, Murat Serdar; İnanır, Nursel Türkmen

doi:10.1080/00450618.2018.1545868

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“…Since the latest ages for stage 1 and 2 were younger than 18 years, and this finding was compatible with other three studies (except male cases in stage 2), we thought that this might be an additional criterion in determining the 18-year-old limit, which is important in legal systems. 9,13,19 Similarly, excluding the 2 stage 5 cases (a 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl), we think that stage 5 might be an additional criterion indicating older than 18 years. The other 3 studies indicate that stage 5 in distal femur epiphysis can be used in both sexes as an additional criterion indicating being older than 21 years.…”

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“…We detected the earliest stage 2 at the age of 11 years in boys and 10 years in girls. Ekizoglu et al 9,13,19 found the earliest stage 2 at the age of 11 years in boys, whereas the other 2 studies detected at the age of 12 years. In all of the three studies, the earliest stage 2 was detected at the age of 11 years in females.…”

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“…This was compatible with previous studies. 9,13,15,16,19 Sex differences were detected in stages 3 and 4 of the proximal tibial epiphysis (P < 0,05) and especially in stages 3 and 4 of the distal femoral epiphysis (P < 0.05). Ekizoglu et al found significant differences in stages 2, 3, and 4 ossifications of distal femoral epiphysis, and stages 1 and 4 ossifications of proximal tibial epiphysis.…”

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“…Likewise, in the other 3 studies, the earliest stage 3 was identified at the age of 14 years in girls and 13 years in women. 9,13,19 The earliest stage 4 was detected at the age of 16 years in boys and 15 years in girls. In the other 3 studies, the earliest stage 4 was detected at the age of 15 years in girls and at the age of 17 years in boys.…”

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Applicability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee in Forensic Age Estimation

Uygun¹,

Kaya²,

Köse

et al. 2020

Am J Forensic Med Pathol

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Age estimation in forensic medicine practice is of particular importance to the legal systems, and it is one of the current research topics in forensic medicine. Age determination is most frequently performed by radiological methods, but recently, nonionized methods are preferred for nonmedical indications. Therefore, we aimed to examine feasibility of MRI imaging, which provides nonionized, noninvasive, and detailed images, in forensic age estimation and to expand the database on this subject. The MRI images of the patients between the ages of 10 and 25 years, who visited Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine between January 2012 and April 2018 for any reason, were retrospectively analyzed according to the staging method described by Dedouit et al. The stage 5 ossification in distal femoral epiphysis indicated an age over 18 years in both sexes (except for 2 cases of 14 and 15 years). The stage 5 ossification in proximal tibial epiphysis indicated an age older than 18 years (except for 1 male case at the age of 15 years and 2 female cases at the age of 14 and 17 years, respectively). It was determined that stage 1 and stage 2 in both distal femur and proximal tibial epiphysis were last seen in younger than 18 years in both sexes. Our study data show that MRI imaging is a nonionized method that can be used in addition to other radiological methods in determining the age limit of 18 years.

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Applicability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee in Forensic Age Estimation

Uygun¹,

Kaya²,

Köse

et al. 2020

Am J Forensic Med Pathol

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“…Ratib atlası gibi batı toplumlarının standartlarına göre hazırlanmış atlaslar kullanılmaktadır (7). Ceza hukuku açısından önemli olan 12, 15, 18 gibi yaşlar için ayırt ediciliği yüksek olan MR gibi ileri incelemelere de ihtiyaç duyulabilir (19). Radyolojik olarak kemiklerin epifiz hatlarının kapanma derecelerine göre 22 yaşa kadar olan olgularda her yaş için yaklaşık bir tespit yapılabilmekte, puberte sonrası ve ileri yaşlarda ise kesin yaş tayini güçleşmekte, kemik yaşları daha geniş aralıklarda tahmin edilmektedir (3).…”

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Adli yaş tahmini yapılan olguların değerlendirilmesi: retrospektif bir çalışma

Şener

Polat

2020

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

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Objective: Today, forensic age estimation is essential for individuals whose birth dates cannot be reliably documented. The reasons for forensic age estimation may vary by country and region. The presence of different populations may make the selection of reference atlas challenging to assess. In this study, we aimed to determine the demographic variables and causes of forensic age estimation cases sent by judicial authorities in our region. Material and Methods: In this study, cases that were sent by the judicial authorities with the request of forensic age estimation between 01.03.20116 and 01.03.2019 were examined retrospectively. In this study, cases of 216 were examined demographic data, physical development findings and direct radiography. Results: 63.9% (n=138) of the cases were female. According to the identity records, the mean age was 19.9, and 77.8% (n = 168) of the cases was ≤22 years old. 81% (n = 175) of the cases were born at home. 7.9% of the cases (n = 17) were asked to determine the forensic age in terms of criminal law. 83.2% (n = 190) of the cases had 4≤ siblings. It was found that 10.2% (n = 22) were illiterate and 59.8% (n = 47) were educated at primary and secondary level. Conclusion: According to the findings, a significant portion of the forensic age estimation cases are low-educated crowded family children under 20 years of age. Most of the cases were born in rural areas, and their births were outside the health institution.

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Evaluation of knee ossification on 1.5 T magnetic resonance images using the method of Vieth et al.

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Forensic age estimation in living individuals by 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: a retrospective MRI study

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Applicability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee in Forensic Age Estimation

Applicability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee in Forensic Age Estimation

Adli yaş tahmini yapılan olguların değerlendirilmesi: retrospektif bir çalışma

Evaluation of knee ossification on 1.5 T magnetic resonance images using the method of Vieth et al.

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Forensic age estimation in living individuals by 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: a retrospective MRI study

Cited by 11 publications

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Applicability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee in Forensic Age Estimation

Applicability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee in Forensic Age Estimation

Adli yaş tahmini yapılan olguların değerlendirilmesi: retrospektif bir çalışma

Evaluation of knee ossification on 1.5 T magnetic resonance images using the method of Vieth et al.

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Evaluation of knee ossification on 1.5 T magnetic resonance images using the method of Vieth et al.