title: [Bone mineral density as a sign of age-related involution of human bones].
abstract: This review of the literature analyzes the current state of a problem of application of various morphological methods for the investigation of age-related involution of human bone system and their use in the course of forensic personality identification. The difficulties of the application of the available methods of quantitative morphology in determination of biological age, are emphasized. The possibilities of the practical use of radiological methods to study the skeleton, including the determination of the bone mineral density as an indicator of age-related changes of bone tissue, are analyzed. An ambiguity of the research results obtained is noted, and the possible reasons for and the factors contributing to the results variability are considered. It is concluded that the application of computer tomogram densitometry to the various regions of the bone skeleton in complex with some other methods, is promising for the determination of age interval in forensic identification examinations.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Iurchenko
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Zolotenkova
authors.forename: Iu I
authors.initials: IuI
authors.lastname: Pigolkin
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Fedulova
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male