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Maximum intensity projection of cranial computed tomography data for dental identification

Jackowski, C. ; Aghayev, E. ; Sonnenschein, M. ; Dirnhofer, R. ; Thali, M.

In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2006, vol. 120, no. 3, p. 165-167

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    Title
    • Maximum intensity projection of cranial computed tomography data for dental identification
    Author
    • Jackowski, C.. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
    • Aghayev, E.. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
    • Sonnenschein, M.. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Sonnenhof Spital AG, Buchserstrasse 30, 3006, Bern, Switzerland
    • Dirnhofer, R.. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
    • Thali, M.. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2006, vol. 120, no. 3, p. 165-167. Springer-Verlag
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    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:309648
    Summary
    Dental radiographs play the major role in the identification of victims in mass casualties besides DNA. Under circumstances such as those caused by the recent tsunami in Asia, it is nearly impossible to document the entire dentition using conventional x-rays as it would be too time consuming. Multislice computed tomography can be used to scan the dentition of a deceased within minutes, and the postprocessing software allows visualization of the data adapted to every possible antemortem x-ray for identification. We introduce the maximum intensity projection of cranial computed tomography data for the purpose of dental identification exemplarily in a case of a burned corpse. As transportable CT scanners already exist, these could be used to support the disaster victim identification teams in the field