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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2023

Forensic age estimation in adults by pubic bone mineral density using multidetector computed tomography.

Shuai Luo, Fei Fan, Xing-Tao Zhang, An-Jie Liu, Yu-Shan Lin, Zi-Qi Cheng, Chang-Xing Song, Jun-Jing Wang, Zhen-Hua Deng, Meng-Jun Zhan

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Shuai Luo *Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Fei Fan *Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Xing-Tao ZhangDepartment of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.
An-Jie LiuUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China.
Yu-Shan LinDepartment of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Zi-Qi ChengDepartment of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Chang-Xing SongBeidaihe Hospital, Hebei, 066100, Qinhuangdao, China.
Jun-Jing WangBeidaihe Hospital, Hebei, 066100, Qinhuangdao, China.
Zhen-Hua DengDepartment of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China. dengzhenhua@scu.edu.cn.
Meng-Jun ZhanDepartment of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China. zhanmengjun@scu.edu.cn.
West China Medical Center of Sichuan University · CNUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81971801the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities No. 2023SCU12037the Open Fund Project of Shanghai Key Lab of Forensic Medicine and Key Lab of Forensic Science No. KF202209
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Abstract

Radiology plays a crucial role in forensic anthropology for age estimation. However, most studies rely on morphological methods. This study aims to investigate the feasibility of using pubic bone mineral density (BMD) as a new age estimation method in the Chinese population. 468 pubic bone CT scans from living individuals in a Chinese hospital aged 18 to 87 years old were used to measure pubic BMD. The BMD of the bilateral pubic bone was measured using the Mimics software on cross-sectional CT images and the mean BMD of the bilateral pubic bone was also calculated. Regression analysis was performed to assess the correlation between pubic BMD and chronological age and to develop mathematical models for age estimation. We evaluated the accuracy of the best regression model using an independent validation sample by calculating the mean absolute error (MAE). Among all established models, the cubic regression model had the highest R

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Age Determination by SkeletonBone DensityMultidetector Computed TomographyPubic BoneAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChinaFemaleForensic AnthropologyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRegression AnalysisYoung AdultAdult age estimationBone mineral densityComputed tomographyForensic anthropologyPubic bone

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