Age estimation from ossification of sternum and true ribs using 3D post-mortem CT images in a Japanese population

• Main Authors: Tawachai Monum, Yohsuke Makino, Sukon Prasitwattanaseree, Daisuke Yajima, Fumiko Chiba, Suguru Torimitsu, Yumi Hoshioka, Maiko Yoshida, Shumari Urabe, Yukiko Oya, Hirotaro Iwase
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; Nursing
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85077794531&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68481
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Age estimation of cadavers from post-mortem “chest plate” using conventional radiography, which involves radiographic assessment of ossification around the sternum and rib ends, has been evaluated without fruitful results. This study examined the value of images of the chest pla...