Application of the "bubbling" procedure to dead body portraits in forensic identification.

Stefan Potente, Frank Ramsthaler, Mattias Kettner, Tomoya Ikeda, Peter Schmidt

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Stefan PotenteDepartment of Legal Medicine, University of Saarland Medical School, Kirrberger Straße, Gebäude 49.1, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany. stefan.potente@uni-saarland.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7196-5964

Frank RamsthalerDepartment of Legal Medicine, University of Saarland Medical School, Kirrberger Straße, Gebäude 49.1, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

Mattias KettnerDepartment of Legal Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt Medical School, Kennedyallee 104, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Tomoya IkedaDepartment of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Asahimachi 1-4-3, Abenoku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.

Peter SchmidtDepartment of Legal Medicine, University of Saarland Medical School, Kirrberger Straße, Gebäude 49.1, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

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purposeA procedure is needed for bodies with disfiguring injuries to the face and the use of their portrait for visual identification.

methodWe present the application of a simple image processing procedure, otherwise known as "bubbling," which is based on the concept of "perceptual filling-in," to images for visual identification in the forensic context. The method is straight forward and can be performed using readily available software and hardware..

resultsThe method is demonstrated and examples are shown. The visual recognition of known persons using "bubbled" images was successfully tested.

conclusionThe "bubbling" procedure for visual identification enhancement is quick and straightforward and may be attempted before escalating to more involved identification methods and procedures.

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Body RemainsPhotographyForensic SciencesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedDVIForensicIdentificationImage manipulationPerceptual filling-inUnknown body

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PMID33547517

DOI10.1038/nrn1869

PMCPMC8205861

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