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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2024

Evaluating artificial intelligence for comparative radiography.

Óscar Gómez, Pablo Mesejo, Óscar Ibáñez, Andrea Valsecchi, Enrique Bermejo, Andrea Cerezo, José Pérez, Inmaculada Alemán, Tzipi Kahana, Sergio Damas and 1 more

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Óscar GómezAndalusian Research Institute DaSCI, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. ogomez@decsai.ugr.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1369-6433
Pablo MesejoAndalusian Research Institute DaSCI, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Óscar IbáñezAndalusian Research Institute DaSCI, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Andrea ValsecchiAndalusian Research Institute DaSCI, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Enrique BermejoAndalusian Research Institute DaSCI, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Andrea CerezoDepartment of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
José PérezDepartment of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Inmaculada AlemánDepartment of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Tzipi KahanaFaculty of Criminology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Sergio DamasAndalusian Research Institute DaSCI, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Óscar CordónAndalusian Research Institute DaSCI, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.

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Junta de Andalucía FORAGE (B-TIC-456-UGR20)Junta de Andalucía P18-FR-4262Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-122916NB-I00Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RYC2020-029454-Red.es, Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital, Gobierno de España 2021/C005/00141299Xunta de Galicia ED431F 2022/21Xunta de Galicia ED431G 2019/01
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Abstract

introductionComparative radiography is a forensic identification and shortlisting technique based on the comparison of skeletal structures in ante-mortem and post-mortem images. The images (e.g., 2D radiographs or 3D computed tomographies) are manually superimposed and visually compared by a forensic practitioner. It requires a significant amount of time per comparison, limiting its utility in large comparison scenarios.

methodsWe propose and validate a novel framework for automating the shortlisting of candidates using artificial intelligence. It is composed of (1) a segmentation method to delimit skeletal structures' silhouettes in radiographs, (2) a superposition method to generate the best simulated "radiographs" from 3D images according to the segmented radiographs, and (3) a decision-making method for shortlisting all candidates ranked according to a similarity metric. MATERIAL: The dataset is composed of 180 computed tomographies and 180 radiographs where the frontal sinuses are visible. Frontal sinuses are the skeletal structure analyzed due to their high individualization capability.

resultsFirstly, we validate two deep learning-based techniques for segmenting the frontal sinuses in radiographs, obtaining high-quality results. Secondly, we study the framework's shortlisting capability using both automatic segmentations and superimpositions. The obtained superimpositions, based only on the superimposition metric, allowed us to filter out 40% of the possible candidates in a completely automatic manner. Thirdly, we perform a reliability study by comparing 180 radiographs against 180 computed tomographies using manual segmentations. The results allowed us to filter out 73% of the possible candidates. Furthermore, the results are robust to inter- and intra-expert-related errors.

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Artificial IntelligenceTomography, X-Ray ComputedHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsArtificial intelligenceComparative radiographyComputer-aided decision support systemsDeep learningImage registrationImage segmentationSkeleton-based forensic human identification

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