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Role of Imaging in the Assessment of Age Estimation

Giuseppe Lo ReSalvatore PardoFederico MidiriMaria Chiara TerranovaGiuseppe CarusoStefania ZerboArgo ASergio Salerno

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AdultEstimationmedicine.medical_specialtyRadiology Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAdolescentbusiness.industryRefugeeMEDLINEBone ageForensic MedicineHandClavicle030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingRadiography03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineAge estimationAge Determination by SkeletonFamily medicineHumansMedicinebusinessTooth030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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Age assessment by skeletal age estimation of unknown individuals is of paramount importance in forensic science, both for assessing imputability (if the author of a crime is old enough to be tried and judged), both in case of unaccompanied minors, or whether refugees and asylum seekers are adults or juveniles, which implies different legal issues and procedures. The aim of this article is to review the age estimation methods used in forensic practice.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-29
10.1053/j.sult.2018.10.010http://hdl.handle.net/10447/344465