The role of multidetector computed tomography of the iliac crest in forensic age estimation
Journal Title: Cumhuriyet Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 39, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the iliac bone for skeletal age assessment and to determine whether Schmeling methods are applicable to the evaluation of iliac crest maturation by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Method: 551 individuals ranginig in age 10-30 years who previously underwent abdominal CT examinations at various occasions in our clinic. At 5-stage method; criteria for stage 4 are that the apophyseal scar is seen as a unsharp image, or appears as an indistinct, shallow, thin notch and criteria for stage 5 are apophyseal cartilage fully ossified, apophyseal scar no longer visible. Results: Based on the 5-stage method, the earliest ages for stage 2 are at 11.5 years in boys and 11.6 years in girls; for stage 3, 14.3 in boys and13.4 years in girls; for stage 4, 17.4 years in boys and 16.5 years in girls; for stage 5, 18 years for both sexes. Conclusion: Although the earliest age of last stage was 17 according to the 4-stage method in previous studies, the earliest age of the 5-stage method was determined to be 18 according to the the present study. These results show that the 5-staging system may be more advantageous than the 4-staging system in order to determine the 18-year age limit in forensic age assessment using the iliac crest.
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Eda Albayrak
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