ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2010
Superimposition technique for skull identification with Afloat® software.
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- Methods of forensic facial reconstruction and human identification: historical background, significance, and limitations.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2023Review
- Dry skull positioning device for extra-oral radiology and cone-beam CT.International journal of legal medicine · 2014Article
- Measuring the reliability of sagittal facial anthropometric measurements under soft tissue displacement using a modified ruler.Journal of dentistry (Tehran, Iran) · 2013Article
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Abstract
The craniofacial superimposition technique is still an important way of identifying skulls when there is no reference sample for a forensic DNA analysis, when DNA typing from remaining tissue samples has failed, or when antemortem dental records are not available. Through the widespread use of digital photography, the probability of portrait photographs of the missing person being available for comparison is reasonably high. We present a superimposition technique that is inexpensive, since it uses a free software tool compatible with the soft-and hardware components already being used in many facilities. Into the bargain, this technique yields high-quality results.
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