Recent Image Processing Techniques in Forensic Odontology - A Systematic Review

Abstract

Image processing is a strong tool aiding medical and forensic research. This paper covers a systematic review in the area of dental image analysis applied to forensic odontology. The interpretations of medical images rely hugely on human involvement and the human perception of the details present in it, and the interpretation of the fine details in various contrast situations present in a medical image is indeed a challenge as typical radiographs obtained from a regular radiograph acquisition device may only be of average quality. Various standardized scientific tools that have been designed by researchers, scholars and software developers to address this type of shortcomings in a medical radiograph, targeted to minimize the possible human error in predicting the right diagnosis and treatment solely on the basis the human visual perception, are explored.