A novel method for pair-matching using three-dimensional digital models of bone: mesh-to-mesh value comparison.

ABSTRACT: The commingling of human remains often hinders forensic/physical anthropologists during the identification process, as there are limited methods to accurately sort these remains. This study investigates a new method for pair-matching, a common individualization technique, which uses digital three-dimensional models of bone: mesh-to-mesh value comparison (MVC). The MVC method digitally compares the entire three-dimensional geometry of two bones at once to produce a single value to indicate their similarity. Two different versions of this method, one manual and the other automated, were created and then tested for how well they accurately pair-matched humeri. Each version was assessed using sensitivity and specificity. The manual mesh-to-mesh value comparison method was 100 % sensitive and 1

SUBMITTER: Karell MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4976056 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature