title: [The identification of unknown corpses by x-ray comparison].
abstract: Between 1987 and 1993, 30 unknown bodies were identified by means of pre- and postmortem radiographs at the Forensic Institute in Mainz. Our experience indicates that radiological identification comprises a useful, rapid and cheap method, at least as valuable as dactyloscopy or odontological comparisons. The ages of available radiographs were up to 25 years; the most suitable regions are the skull (11), pelvis and lumbar spine (6), lower femur and knee (5) and distal leg with the ankle joint (5). In respect of the problem of objectifying the probability of identity, possibilities for solutions are shown.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Riepert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schweden
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rittner
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002102:Cadaver; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011859:Radiography; D013405:Suicide; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Identifizierung unbekannter Leichen durch Röntgenbildvergleich.