Forensic facial reconstruction: A computer tomography study of facial soft tissue thickness in Nigerian adult male multi-ethnic population.

IF 2.2 3区 医学 Q1 MEDICINE, LEGAL
Nurudeen Adegbite, Manuela Mura, Haliru Shafiu, Christopher Avery, Waqar Ahmed
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Facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) was measured from computer tomography scans of 55 Nigeria adult males. Forensic facial reconstruction (FFR) with own population FSTT values can be vital in recognition of skeletal remains and has been used as an adjunct in forensic science.There are no published FSTT values for this population. Measurements were obtained at 12 mid-sagittal and 19 bilateral points totalling 50 and by use of a software package called RadiAnt. In comparison to previous studies in Africa, measurements were taken from more points and with a diverse age of 18 to 100 years. Mean FSTT values were determined for these combined Nigerian male ethnicities. These values will suffice in FFR for this population and for the Hausa adult male. This population homogenously showed more soft tissue volumes on the left than the right side at all FSTT points with the most relative difference at the frontal eminence and the least at the mid-point of the masseter muscle. The low relative difference at the mid-masseters may relate with the soft floury diets of this population. These combined Nigerian male ethnicities midline FSTT values showed significant differences in the lower third of the face when compared with other population data. The values for the right side of the face shows even more substantial differences at multiple points when compared with published data of other populations. The change with age compares well with other studies. These data will be applicable for FFR in the CNME than data of other populations.

法医面部重建:尼日利亚多民族成年男性面部软组织厚度的计算机断层扫描研究。
通过计算机断层扫描测量了55名尼日利亚成年男性的面部软组织厚度(FSTT)。具有自身种群FSTT值的法医面部重建(FFR)在骨骼遗骸识别中至关重要,已被用作法医学的辅助手段。该人群的FSTT值没有公布。测量在12中矢状和19双侧共50点,并使用软件包称为RadiAnt。与以前在非洲进行的研究相比,测量的地点更多,年龄从18岁到100岁不等。测定这些尼日利亚男性种族的平均FSTT值。这些值对于这个种群和豪萨族成年男性的FFR是足够的。该人群在所有FSTT点均显示左侧软组织体积大于右侧,额隆起相对差异最大,咬肌中点相对差异最小。中咬齿的相对差异较小可能与该种群的软面粉饮食有关。与其他人群数据相比,这些尼日利亚男性种族中线FSTT值在面部的下三分之一处显示出显著差异。与其他人群公布的数据相比,右脸的值在多个点上显示出更大的差异。这种随年龄的变化与其他研究结果相吻合。这些数据将适用于CNME的FFR,而不是其他人群的数据。
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CiteScore
5.80
自引率
9.50%
发文量
165
审稿时长
1 months
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Legal Medicine aims to improve the scientific resources used in the elucidation of crime and related forensic applications at a high level of evidential proof. The journal offers review articles tracing development in specific areas, with up-to-date analysis; original articles discussing significant recent research results; case reports describing interesting and exceptional examples; population data; letters to the editors; and technical notes, which appear in a section originally created for rapid publication of data in the dynamic field of DNA analysis.
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