Sex determination from measurements of the sternum and fourth rib using multislice computed tomography of the chest

Forensic Science International

Volumn 197, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 120.e1-120.e5

  Uysal Ramadan, Selma ^a   Türkmen, Nursel ^b   Dolgun, N Anil ^c   Gökharman, Dilek ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^d   Kacar, Mahmut ^a   Koşar, Uĝur ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Forensic anthropology; Forensic anthropology population data; Forensic science; Sex determination; Sternum

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIB; SEX DETERMINATION; STERNUM; THORAX;

EID: 77950301137     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.12.049     Document Type: Article

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