title: Morphological features of the macerated cranial bones registered by the 3D vision system for potential use in forensic anthropology.
abstract: In this paper we present potential usage of the 3D vision system for registering features of the macerated cranial bones. Applied 3D vision system collects height profiles of the object surface and from that data builds a three-dimensional image of the surface. This method appeared to be accurate enough to capture anatomical details of the macerated bones. With the aid of the 3D vision system we generated images of the surface of the human calvaria which was used for testing the system. Performed reconstruction visualized the imprints of the dural vascular system, cranial sutures, and the three-layer structure of the cranial bones observed in the cross-section. We figure out that the 3D vision system may deliver data which can enhance estimation of sex from the osteological material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland. jskrzat@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skrzat
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Process Control, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sioma
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kozerska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D013499:Surface Properties; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*