儿童骨骼个体识别1例

儿童骨骼的个体识别研究报道较少 ,在法医人类学实践中 ,如何对儿童骨骼进行性别、年龄鉴定 ,难度较大。 2 0 0 3年在山东省某地枯井内 ,发现一具儿童尸骨 ,要求作性别、年龄鉴定 ,现报告如下。1　性别判定儿童骨骼的性别鉴定 ,在现有可查专著中[1] ,均没有提供实用的方法 ,仅提示儿童骨盆存在着性别差异。通过对送检儿童的耻骨观察可见 ,耻骨体呈三角形 ,测量左、右耻骨的缘枝角均为 14 0°。同时 ,根据Mittler的儿童骨骼性别判定的方法发现 ,送检骨骼耳状面的边缘凸起的部分小于 1/ 2 ,其余部分均不高出髂骨骨面[2 ] 。上述骨骼特征提示…     

CT技术在法医人类学研究中应用的进展

近年来,将计算机断层扫描(CT)等影像学新技术应用于法医人类学个体识别的研究受到国内外法医人类学家的重视。CT具有清晰快速的成像能力以及强大的后处理功能,无需骨骼前处理就能提供高分辨率模型图像,对法医人类学具有重要的研究和应用价值。本文就CT技术在法医人类学研究中应用的进展进行综述,以期为相关研究和实践提供参考和借鉴。     

国外论文文摘

用髂骨耳状面变态估计死亡时年龄技术的测试(英)/Murray K.A.…//美国法庭科学杂志。-1991,36(4).-1162～1169 最近研究的用于估计死亡时年龄的一项检验技术是以髂骨耳状面的变态为依据的。该技术原用于估计骨头样品的年龄分布情况,现在也用于刑事案件的检验。本文作者对用耳状面检验技术作为单独的测定年龄因素进行了测试。从Terry骨骼收藏处获取189人的骨样,进行了两种假定测试:一是该技术是否同样适用于按种族和性别测定死亡时年龄?二是该技术作为单独的测定年     

计算机辅助法医影像学骨骼个体识别的研究进展

利用尸体骨骼影像学资料进行身份鉴别是实现法医学个体识别的重要途径.为减少人工因素影响,借助计算机实现半自动或自动化个体识别已经成为法医影像学骨骼个体识别的研究方向之一.基于此,本文主要对计算机辅助法医影像学骨骼特征推断年龄与性别等人类学信息,以及利用骨骼影像学特征进行个体识别的研究进行回顾总结,为拓展法医影像学骨骼个体...     

CT测量骨骼在法医人类学研究中的应用进展

通过测量人体骨骼进行个体识别是法医人类学领域的一项重要研究。计算机断层扫描(computed tomography,CT)技术能提供高分辨率骨骼图像,后处理工作站中的软件可以对骨骼图像进行重组,测量软件可在骨骼断层图像和重组图像上对径线、角度、面积、体积等不同体制人类学骨骼测量指标进行测量,测量较少受到人为因素干扰。本文分别从性别判定、身高推断、面部软组织厚度测量及年龄推断四个方面,对国内外CT测量骨骼在法医人类学骨骼个体识别的研究中应用的文献进行了综述,并讨论和比较了CT主要技术及CT在法医人类学相关研究中的应用。     

CT技术在骨骼年龄推断研究中应用的进展

法医人类学应用诸多学科的研究方法和先进技术,对个体骨骼识别进行广泛的研究.年龄推断是法医人类学领域中一项重要的研究课题.随着影像学技术的迅速发展,法医人类学家开展了将计算机断层扫描(CT)技术应用于法医人类学领域的研究.CT具有连续快速扫描的成像能力以及强大的图像后处理功能,能够提供多种模式的高分辨骨骼重组图像,对于活体和遗骸的法医人类学鉴定都具有重要意义.本文将综述近年来CT在骨骼年龄推断研究中应用的进展.     

首届全国法医人类学破案经验交流会征文通知

为了展示交流近年来国内法医人类学方法的研究和办案的成果，提高法医检验鉴定人员对活体及尸体的个人识别鉴定水平，公安部物证鉴定中心拟定于２００２年１２月上旬在吉林省吉林市召开《首届全国法医人类学破案经验交流会》，现将征文的有关事项通知如下：１征文内容（１）无名尸体案、碎尸案的法医学鉴定的个体识别（包括年龄、性别、身高推断及颅相重合、容貌复原、照片面像鉴定等）；（２）活体的个体识别（包括活体的年龄鉴定、X光片及CT片的同一认定等）；（３）群体性死亡的个体识别；２论文要求论文立意要新颖，论点明确，论据充…     

公安部物证鉴定中心二○○二年度专业学术会议计划表

１第四届全国物征鉴定技术破案研讨会总结交流在刑侦、政保、经保、治安、交通管理等各项公安业务中运用多种物证鉴定技术手段进行破案的经验，沟通各地公安机关应用物证鉴定技术破案的信息，研讨各类刑事、民事及行政诉讼案件中的物证鉴定技术难题。时间及地点：三、四季度５天待定备注：征稿具体要求详见征文通知。２首届全国法医人类学进展学术交流会总结交流近年来法医科研及检案中涉及的尸骨个体识别、活体个体识别以及群体性死亡的个体识别的新方法、新技术及经验体会的交流，研讨办理上述案件时的难点以及今后法医人类学的发展，促进…     

CT在法医人类学中的应用与展望

计算机X线断层摄影术具有分辨率高、成像清晰、可进行三维重建等优点,对骨骼和牙齿的成像效果较好。近十年来,国外有学者将其用于推断年龄和身高,判定种族和性别,在相关文献中介绍了有关的研究方法和数据,并对这些方法和数据在法医人类学个体识别中的应用价值进行了客观的评估。笔者对近几年发表的部分文献进行综述,希望能够为法医人类学科研和办案提供新的方法和思路。     

肋骨的个体识别

根据骨骼进行身高推断、性别判定、年龄判定以及同一认定等是法医人类学个体识别的重要内容。肋骨是骨骼系统的重要组成部分，在性别和年龄的判定中具有重要的应用价值。本文主要就肋骨在性别和年龄判定两个方面的国内外研究做一概要回顾，为肋骨的进一步研究提供参考。     

法医骨组织学研究

在实际检案中 ,当现场发现的骨骼残片体积较小时 ,用解剖学观察无法进行骨骼残片的法医鉴定 ,需使用骨组织学的方法进行骨骼残片的个体识别。目前 ,这是法医人类学中一门较活跃的领域 ,即法医骨组织学。法医骨组织学的内容主要包括两个方面 :(1)骨骼残片是否属于人类骨骼 ,或属于何种动物骨骼。这方面的研究包括人类骨骼的组织学特征研究及不同动物的组织学特征研究。 (2 )人类骨骼个体识别的组织学研究。这方面的研究主要包括 ,人类骨骼的组织学特征的年龄判断 ,例如股骨、胫骨、肱骨、锁骨等 ,以及使用骨组织学方法 ,进行人类骨骼的年龄评价的准确性研究。本文对上述内容进行了综述。     

A test of the auricular surface aging technique

A recently developed technique used in the estimation of age at death is based upon the metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium. This technique was designed to be used in seriation to estimate the age distribution of a skeletal sample. However, the technique has also been used in forensic science cases, which must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. The present study examines the use of the auricular surface technique as the single aging factor. Two hypotheses are tested using a sample of 189 individuals drawn from the Terry Collection, housed at the Smithsonian Institution. The hypotheses are (1) is the method equally applicable across race and sex, and (2) how well does the method perform as the single aging factor? The results indicate that the amount of degenerative change in the auricular surface is not dependent upon race or sex in any given age category. However, the rate of degenerative change is too variable to be used as a single criterion for the estimation of age; the range of estimation error is simply too large for forensic science purposes.     

Variability of the pattern of aging on the human skeleton: evidence from bone indicators and implications on age at death estimation

Age at death assessment of adult skeletons is one of the most difficult problems in forensic and physical anthropology. Two fundamental sources of error are described: the complex variability in the process of skeletal aging and methodological bias. Taking into account these limits, we developed a new scoring system for the auricular surface of the ilium and the pubic symphysis. In order to address a large variability, we examine reference samples from Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. Data were processed using Bayesian prediction in order to classify specimens in age range categories. Results show that combining indicators do not perform better than the auricular surface used as a single indicator. Morphological changes with aging are variable between Asian, African, and European populations, confirming the necessity to use population-specific standards. Bayesian prediction produces reliable classification and is applicable for subjects over 50 years old, a real methodological improvement.     

Sex determination in subadults using auricular surface morphology: a forensic science perspective.

The determination of sex in subadult skeletons remains a problem for several areas of biological anthropology. To date, univariate and multivariate assessments of sex in the young using adult indicators have failed to produce reliable results. However, research in this area continues. In 1980, Weaver proposed a modification of adult differences in auricular surface morphology as an effective means for sex determination in subadult remains. His method was indirectly evaluated by Hunt through a comparison of the sex ratios produced by this technique and the expected 1:1 ratio. The present investigation expands upon both studies by using a sample of subadults of known sex, and by evaluating Weaver's method from two perspectives: 1) what percentage of individuals can be correctly sexed using Weaver's criteria? and 2) what is the probability that an individual case will be correctly sexed based on the presence or absence of auricular surface elevation? The first is of interest to those reconstructing population patterns, while the second is critical to the forensic investigator faced with the diagnosis of an individual case. The sample used in this study consisted of 58 ilia from subadults of known sex ranging in age from birth through 18. In each case, sufficient soft tissues were present to allow absolute sex diagnosis. Each ilium was subjected to a blind examination using Weaver's criteria for auricular surface elevation. Weaver's technique proved most effective on the males in our sample, with an overall accuracy of 85.3%; however, accuracy in sexing females was only slightly better than chance at 58.3%. Our results corresponded closely to Weaver's own values of 85.4 and 57.7% respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

A simple technique for imaging the human skeleton using a flatbed scanner

A simple technique for imaging the human skeleton with a flatbed scanner is presented using the auricular surface of the ilium as an example. A flatbed scanner with resolution capabilities of 600 dpi or greater allows for images of human bones. The auricular surface of the ilium was selected to demonstrate this technique as it is a fairly three-dimensional area that can be difficult to record photographically. Fifty left ilia of various ages at death from the Athens Collection were selected from which three observers (SCF, CE, and IM) scored the morphology of the auricular surface using a well-established aging method. Observations were taken of the dry bone, of digital photographs of the bone, and of scanned images of the bone, and in that sequence. Results indicate that scores of scanned images are equivalent or better than digital images of the same ilia. This technique allows for sharing data electronically with ease.     

身高推断的法医人类学研究进展

身高属于个体识别的重要指标之一,历来是法医人类学研究的重点和热点。近几年国内外对于身高推断的研究又有新进展。笔者主要对近六年来国内外学术界发表的相关文献进行查阅,并精选具有代表性的文献进行综述,发现主要有以下新的研究进展和趋势:(1)随着人类平均身高的不断增长,原有身高推断方程有不断更新修正的需要;(2)性别、年龄、人种、地域等因素对身高推断影响大,设计实验研究方案时应考虑加入上述因素;(3)医学影像学技术,特别是CT技术成为近年来法医人类学身高推断研究的新方法。     

Contributions of Ellis R. Kerley to forensic anthropology.

Ellis R. Kerley (1924 to 1998) represents an important figure in the history of American forensic anthropology. In research, he is best known for pioneering the microscopic approach to the estimation of age at death from human bone. A university professor for 22 years. Kerley also served as Scientific Director of the Army identification laboratory in Hawaii and worked on many forensic cases. He was a leader in the formation of the Physical Anthropology section of the AAFS and the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and held many offices within the AAFS, including President from 1990 to 1991.     

A Test of the Revised Auricular Surface Aging Method on a Modern European Population

The accurate age estimation of adults is an important step in the construction of the biological profile of skeletonized remains. The auricular surface of the ilium as it was developed in 1985 by Lovejoy et al., is one of the methods employed for age estimation. This study presents the results of a blind test of the revised auricular surface aging method developed by Buckberry and Chamberlain. A sample of 120 individuals from the Athens Collection was used to test this revised aging technique. Almost all features and composite score were positively correlated with known age‐at‐death. The calculation of bias demonstrated no obvious trend for either overestimation or underestimation of age when all individuals were pooled together. Inaccuracy showed that absolute errors of estimated ages against known ages are substantial. The data generated from this study suggest that the revised method can be reliable for age estimation on a modern European population.     

The human ear: its role in forensic practice

The human ear has much to offer investigators in relation to many areas of forensic practice including forensic pathology, anthropology, identification and facial reconstruction and yet its full potential is often overlooked. This review paper explores current knowledge related to the human ear drawing attention to those situations where the ear could play a valuable role in a forensic investigation.     

A Test of Sex Estimation in Subadults Using the Elevation of the Auricular Surface from Four Samples of Known Age and Sex

Biological sex is foundational to the work of forensic anthropologists and bioarcheologists. The lack of reliable biological sex estimation methods for subadults has, thus, greatly limited forensic and bioarcheological analyses. Auricular surface elevation showed promise as a subadult sex estimation method in previous studies. This study examined two auricular surface elevation evaluation methods on four subadult samples of known age, sex, and ancestry. Samples were scored as “male,” “female,” or “indeterminate” and results were examined with chi‐square analysis. No consistent sex estimation pattern, accuracy, or predictive value was produced between samples. Only one test was significant using Fisher's exact test analysis (FET = 7.501, p < 0.022): the composite approach on the Hamann‐Todd sample. While age, sample size, or developmental factors may play a role in these results, clearly sample variation does as well. This study found auricular surface elevation was not a useful subadult sex estimation method.