Personal identification using frontal sinus coding methods: The effect of mixed image modality comparisons

Several code‐based methods have been created for comparing the frontal sinus in skeletal identification scenarios. However, little is known regarding matched‐pair accuracy rates of these methods or how varying image modalities may affect these rates. The goals of this study were to validate the excl...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 2024-07, Vol.69 (4), p.1155-1170
Main Authors: Avent, Patricia R., Campbell, Jessica L., Garvin, Heather M., Butaric, Lauren N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3D‐CT model
Accuracy
Coding
Consistency
Demographics
forensic anthropology
frontal sinus codes
Identification methods
Orientation effects
positive identification
radiograph
Sinuses
Three dimensional models
visual comparison
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Summary:Several code‐based methods have been created for comparing the frontal sinus in skeletal identification scenarios. However, little is known regarding matched‐pair accuracy rates of these methods or how varying image modalities may affect these rates. The goals of this study were to validate the exclusion rates and to establish matched‐pair accuracy rates of two well‐cited coding methods, Cameriere et al. [23] and Tatlisumak et al. [24]. Additionally, individual variables were assessed for consistency in scoring between image modalities. Using a sample of U.S. African American, Native American, and European American females and males (n = 225), we examined individual variable scoring and string codes between two different image modalities (radiographs and CT‐based 3D models). Arcades showed poor scoring consistency between modalities (p 
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
1556-4029
DOI:10.1111/1556-4029.15533