Forensic ethnic identification of crania: The role of the maxillary sinus - A new approach

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 302-313

  Fernandes, Carmen Lee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Dried crania; Ethnic and gender classification; Forensic identification; Maxillary sinus; Medial antral wall; Shape classification; Volumetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN SLICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CRANIOLOGY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; SKELETON; SKULL;

EID: 10044297110     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000146379.85804.da     Document Type: Article

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