Abstract

LAMAS, J.; VEGA, R.  and  GONZALEZ, J.. Personal identification through the study of frontal sinuses: A case report. Cuad. med. forense [online]. 2008, n.53-54, pp.317-326. ISSN 1988-611X.

Corpse identification is sometimes achieved by x-ray when other possible methods of identification are not applicable, e.g. skeletisation, charred or cadaver remains. If ante mortem (AM) x-ray records are available, it is possible to obtain the identification by the comparison with a post mortem (PM) x-ray. In this paper we present a personal identification, performed in a cadaver where only the skeleton was preserved and some bones were missing, by comparison of AM and PM x-ray analysis of the skull, where the frontal sinuses were visible. The morphological individualistic characteristics of these structures enabled us to identify the cadaver completely.

Keywords : Frontal sinuses; x-ray; personal identification; forensic anthropology.

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