title: Stature estimation in Japanese cadavers based on scapular measurements using multidetector computed tomography.
abstract: This study assessed the correlation between stature and scapular measurements in a Japanese population, using three-dimensional (3D) computed tomographic (CT) images, and derived regression equations for predicting stature. A total of 194 cadavers (100 males 94 females) underwent postmortem CT (PMCT) and subsequent forensic autopsy in our department between May 2011 and April 2014. Left and right longitudinal scapular lengths (LLSL and RLSL, respectively) and left and right transverse scapular lengths (LTSL and RTSL, respectively) were measured on 3D CT reconstructed images that extracted only scapular data. The correlation between stature and each of the scapular measurements were analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients. The four variables correlated significantly with stature, regardless of sex. The LLSL measurement had the lowest standard error of estimation value among all subjects (4.22 cm) and among all females (4.37 cm), whereas the RLSL measurement had the lowest standard error of estimation value among all males (3.75 cm). The results of this study indicate that scapular measurements may be useful for the forensic estimation of the stature of Japanese individuals, particularly in cases where better predictors, such as long bone lengths, are unavailable.
authors: Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan, number60188@chiba-u.jp.
authors: Suguru
authors: S
authors: Torimitsu
authors: Yohsuke
authors: Y
authors: Makino
authors: Hisako
authors: H
authors: Saitoh
authors: Ayaka
authors: A
authors: Sakuma
authors: Namiko
authors: N
authors: Ishii
authors: Mutsumi
authors: M
authors: Hayakawa
authors: Go
authors: G
authors: Inokuchi
authors: Ayumi
authors: A
authors: Motomura
authors: Fumiko
authors: F
authors: Chiba
authors: Yumi
authors: Y
authors: Hoshioka
authors: Hirotaro
authors: H
authors: Iwase
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D001827:Body Height; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012540:Scapula / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult