Magnetic resonance imaging of the sternal extremity of the clavicle in forensic age estimation: Towards more sound age estimates

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 677-689

  Hillewig, E ^a   Degroote, J ^a   Van Der Paelt, T ^a   Visscher, A ^a   Vandemaele, P ^a,b   Lutin, B ^a   D'Hooghe, L ^a   Vandriessche, V ^a   Piette, M ^a   Verstraete, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age determination by skeleton; Bayesian analysis; Clavicle; Forensic medicine; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; BAYES THEOREM; BELGIUM; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BAYES THEOREM; BELGIUM; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877873480     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-012-0798-z     Document Type: Article

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