Scanning the skull of a human skull to serve forensic medicine

CT scans can contribute to the 3D forensic database to determine the ancestors and gender of anonymous remains.

Anthropology professor Professor Ann Ross of North Carolina State University (USA) said that forensic anthropologists can map specific skulls and use developed software, called 3D- ID , to compare 3-dimensional images with data warehouses about the biological characteristics of individuals.

Skull 3D images from CT shooting - (Photo: North Carolina State University)

Since then, experts have been able to detect the ancestors and gender of unidentified remains, especially useful for incomplete bones.

However, the current size of the 3D-ID data warehouse is limited by accessing the brains with a clear history.

Ross and his colleagues conducted a study to determine whether human skull information could be linked via CT scanning, according to the Science Daily website.

Results performed in a group of 48 skulls show that it is possible to expand the forensic data warehouse by this method, providing an effective tool in the tracing of scanned images including cheekbones. and other facial features.