title: Estimation of stature from femur length measured using computed tomography after the analysis of three-dimensional characteristics of femur bone in Korean cadavers.
abstract: Estimation of stature is a basic and important forensic procedure in identifying decomposed or skeletonized bodies. Due to advances in radiologic equipment, forensic science frequently uses computed tomography (CT) and software to apply these findings to investigations. Technical developments have increased the accuracy of the measurement of various bones. However, there are still some inaccuracies, such as defining correct landmarks in three-dimensional (3D) images. Femur length is frequently used for calculation of stature, but because it is a 3D structure, the digital image may not always correlate with the femur length measured with an osteometric board. However, more studies are now showing that the maximum femur length calculated in 3D imagery is comparable to the maximum femur length calculated using an osteometric board. This study used digitalized data of the femur obtained from the CT image through the specialized software. The digitalized femur images were put on the virtual osteometric board, which helped us to understand the anatomic characteristics of the femur and to confirm that the maximum femur lengths calculated in 3D images are similar to the results obtained using an osteometric board. These data were used to obtain a stature estimation formula for the Korean population.
authors.affiliation: Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08036, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sookyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Investigation, National Forensic Service, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08036, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Hyeon
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service, 1524, Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Investigation, National Forensic Service, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08036, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung-Nam
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Investigation, National Forensic Service, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08036, South Korea.
authors.forename: Han-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, 10, Ipchun-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 26460, South Korea.
authors.forename: Nak-Eun
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08036, South Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Shik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08036, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Moo
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 08036, South Korea. pathosky51@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Byung Ha
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9401-1725
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D001827:Body Height; D002102:Cadaver; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012044:Regression Analysis; D056910:Republic of Korea; D051598:Whole Body Imaging; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Estimation of stature; Femur length; Osteometric board; Three-dimensional images