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Comparison of three-dimensional facial morphology between upright and supine positions employing three-dimensional scanner from live subjects

Bulut, O, Liu, C-YJ, Koca, F and Wilkinson, C (2017) Comparison of three-dimensional facial morphology between upright and supine positions employing three-dimensional scanner from live subjects. Legal Medicine, 27. pp. 32-37. ISSN 1344-6223

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Abstract

Facial soft tissue thicknesses (FSTT) measurements collected from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) imaging techniques are most commonly taken in the supine position for forensic craniofacial reconstruction. FSTT have been shown to be different in comparison to the upright position due to gravity. The variation of facial morphology between the upright and supine position of laser-scanned images taken from 44 individuals was investigated using volumetric analysis with deviation maps. Between 82.4% and 86.7% of the facial surface area were within the error range of ±2 mm between the supine and the upright position. This indicates that most anatomical landmarks taken from the MRI and CT data can be an accurate representative of the FSTT in the upright position. Seven landmarks located around the buccal region, masseteric region and the nasolabial region of the face showed the greatest FSTT deviation between the upright and supine position, thus these landmarks may affect the accuracy of facial reconstructions when using a CT or MRI database.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1103 Clinical Sciences
Subjects: N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Q Science > QM Human anatomy
Q Science > QP Physiology
Divisions: Art & Design
Publisher: Elsevier
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Date Deposited: 22 Sep 2017 10:55
Last Modified: 21 Mar 2022 12:51
DOI or ID number: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2017.06.002
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7165
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