Correlation of age and ossification of the medial clavicular epiphysis using computed tomography

Forensic Science International

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 184-189

  Schulze, Dirk ^a   Rother, Uwe ^b   Fuhrmann, Andreas ^b   Richel, Susan ^b   Faulmann, Grit ^c   Heiland, Max ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Clavicle; Computed tomography; Medial epiphysis; Ossification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRUCTURE; BONE TURNOVER; CLAVICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33645017868     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.05.033     Document Type: Article

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