Estimation of population affinity using cranial measurements acquired in multidetector computed tomography images of Japanese and Malay individuals.

ABSTRACT: It is imperative in a forensic investigation to determine the identity of an unidentified corpse, for which a crucial starting point is to establish population affinity as part of the biological profile supplied by the forensic anthropologist. The present study investigates the feasibility of using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) images to quantify craniometric variation between Japanese and Malay populations relative to the estimation of population affinity in a forensic context. The Japanese and Malay samples comprise MDCT scans of 252 (122 female; 130 male) and 182 (84 female; 98 male) adult individuals, respectively. A total of 18 measurements were acquired, and two machine learning methods (random forest modeling, RFM; support vector machine, SVM) were applied to classify pop

SUBMITTER: Torimitsu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850424 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature