Service de Médecine Légale, CHU Toulouse-Rangueil, Toulouse Cedex, France.
Br J Radiol. 2014 Apr;87(1036):20130468. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20130468.
Virtual anthropology is made possible by modern cross-sectional imaging. Multislice CT (MSCT) can be used for comparative bone and dental identification, reconstructive identification and lesion identification. Comparative identification, the comparison of ante- and post-mortem imaging data, can be performed on both teeth and bones. Reconstructive identification, a considerable challenge for the radiologist, identifies the deceased by determining sex, geographical origin, stature and age at death. Lesion identification combines virtual autopsy and virtual anthropology. MSCT can be useful in palaeopathology, seeking arthropathy, infection, oral pathology, trauma, tumours, haematological disorders, stress indicators or occupational stress in bones and teeth. We examine some of the possibilities offered by this new radiological subspeciality that adds a new dimension to the work of the forensic radiologist. A multidisciplinary approach is crucial and involves communication and data exchange between radiologists, forensic pathologists, anthropologists and radiographers.
虚拟人类学借助现代横断成像技术成为可能。多层 CT（MSCT）可用于比较骨骼和牙齿鉴定、重建鉴定和病变鉴定。比较鉴定可以对牙齿和骨骼进行，比较生前和死后的成像数据。重建鉴定对放射科医生来说是一个相当大的挑战，通过确定性别、地理来源、身高和死亡年龄来确定死者身份。病变鉴定结合了虚拟解剖学和虚拟人类学。MSCT 可用于古病理学，寻找关节病、感染、口腔病理学、创伤、肿瘤、血液疾病、骨骼和牙齿中的应激指标或职业应激。我们检查了这个为法医放射科医生的工作增加了新维度的新放射学亚专业提供的一些可能性。多学科方法至关重要，涉及放射科医生、法医病理学家、人类学家和放射技师之间的沟通和数据交换。
