The forensic importance of frontal sinus radiographs

Silva, Rhonan Ferreira; Prado, Felippe Bevilacqua; Caputo, Isamara Geandra Cavalcanti; Devito, Karina Lopes; Botelho, Tessa de Luscena; Júnior, Eduardo Daruge

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.016

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“…Their development is fast until puberty and normally is completed by 20 years old. There are many factors that can modify the normal morphology of the frontal sinus, for instance: athletes -the higher ventilation during the exercises favors an increase the intern pressure of cavities, leading to a hyperpneumatization in addition to pathologies, severe infections, tumors and fractures (Cameriere et al, 2005;da Silva et al, 2009;Silva et al). Generally, the frontal sinuses are bigger in men than women and have their contours delimited according to environment influence and individual genetics (Quatrehomme et al).…”

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Cone-beam Computed Tomography Analysis of the Frontal Sinus in Forensic Investigation

Marques

Musse

Góis³

et al. 2014

Int. J. Morphol.

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SUMMARY:The frontal sinuses can provide significant evidence for forensic identification. The peculiarity of the frontal sinus contours allows a precise and meticulous analysis, reducing the risk of errors on the part of the forensic experts. To describe the use of cone-beam computed tomography as an alternative to obtaining images of the frontal sinuses. In addition, it is proposed the adoption of some anatomic references to do the axial slicing, which should have its plan being tangent to the upper limit of the orbital cavities, as well as the sagittal slicing, which should be done under the midline, so that all sinus boundaries would be observed while error margin in obtaining comparative images would be reduced. The comparison of frontal sinus images by cone-beam computed tomography can be used as an additional method in the identification process, providing the expert with a greater reliability.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Cone-beam Computed Tomography Analysis of the Frontal Sinus in Forensic Investigation

Marques

Musse

Góis³

et al. 2014

Int. J. Morphol.

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“…Os parâmetros antropológicos ainda são os mais utilizados, devido ao seu custo relativamente baixo e ao tempo de processamento, permitindo resultados precisos e confiáveis 24 .…”

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Frontal Sinuses in Human Identification: Literature Review

Caputo¹,

Prado²,

Daruge³

et al. 2011

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Resumo. Identificação é o conjunto de procedimentos diversos para individualizar uma pessoa ou objeto. A identificação dos indivíduos tornou-se imprescindível em todas as esferas das relações humanas e a identificação de uma pessoa se faz necessária mesmo após sua morte, para salvaguardar direitos familiares, bem como obter a certeza de seu falecimento e destino de seu corpo. Para obter a identificação de um indivíduo são utilizadas técnicas e meios propícios, sendo que devem ser realizados por profissional qualificado, com conhecimentos específicos na área médico-legal ou odonto-legal. A utilização de exames imaginológicos produzidos com indicação médica ou odontológica podem fornecer subsídios adequados para uma análise pericial nos casos de identificação humana, pelo fato dos mesmos exibirem as particularidades das estruturas anatômicas analisadas. Os seios frontais são estruturas bilaterais e, assim como as impressões digitais, são únicos em cada indivíduo. Sua aeração é visível radiograficamente a partir dos 5 ou 6 anos de idade e seu desenvolvimento completo se dá em torno dos 20 anos. Por ser uma estrutura individual, podemos utilizá-lo como um método confiável para a identificação humana em casos onde não é possível proceder a uma análise das impressões digitais (papiloscopia). O presente trabalho apresenta, através de uma revisão de literatura, a aplicabilidade da análise dos seios frontais nos processos de identificação humana.Palavras-Chave: Odontologia Legal, Seios Frontais, Identificação Humana.

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“…Analyzes performed in this one is based on the frontal sinuses. This often makes the difference between individuals by their volumes as well as by the position and arrangement of their cavities [5]. These characteristics morphologically differentiate populations in different parts of the world [6][7][8][9].…”

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An analysis of cranial radiography in post-mortem recognition

Imen¹,

Farid²,

Khaoula³

et al. 2018

Radiol Diagn Imaging

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Aim: Often post-mortem radiography as a judicial procedure is intended to know the causes of death. X-rays are systematic on putrefied, charred or severely altered bodies when identifying a body. Nowadays other radiological techniques are used in post mortem recognition. In the case of collective disasters (war, air accident, or industrial ...etc.) the task is easy when comparing ante-mortem radiographs. In the absence of these, vestibular craniography and positional morpho-metric analysis is necessary. Specific characters of a skull are taken into account in this study. It refers us to his race as the first identification. Method:In this study, a database is based on the data that specifying each ethnic group (Gallo-Romans, Japanese, Ainu, Amerindians, Melanesians, African Blacks, Australians, Tasmanians ...). Each group is distinguished by specific characters (the shape of the structures and for their position in the axes, their structure and their reciprocal articulation). From measurements made on radiography skull and artificial neural network analysis, it will be possible to attribute this to the ethnic group to which it belongs. Conclusion:In this study, we consider these characters (distances, circumferences, curve, volumes, and angles) are considered as input variables of the network. These variables are related to an output variable that refers to the individual race. This can be a valuable tool for identification in forensic medicine.

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The forensic importance of frontal sinus radiographs

Cited by 58 publications

References 22 publications

Cone-beam Computed Tomography Analysis of the Frontal Sinus in Forensic Investigation

Cone-beam Computed Tomography Analysis of the Frontal Sinus in Forensic Investigation

Frontal Sinuses in Human Identification: Literature Review

An analysis of cranial radiography in post-mortem recognition

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