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Analysis of Frontal Sinuses for Personal Identification in a Chinese Sample Using a New Code Number
Author(s) -
Cameriere Roberto,
Scendoni Roberto,
Lin Zitong,
Milani Chantal,
Palacio Luz Andrea Velandia,
Turiello Marika,
Ferrante Luigi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.14135
Subject(s) - frontal sinus , identification (biology) , sample (material) , orbit (dynamics) , mathematics , computer science , statistics , medicine , anatomy , engineering , physics , botany , biology , aerospace engineering , thermodynamics
The study of frontal sinuses for personal identification is a considered approach in the forensic field. In Yoshino's system, the frontal sinus patterns of a given person were formulated as a code number (codY) obtained by arranging the class numbers in each classification item. The aim of this work was to use a new code number (codC) with eight digits that includes other two continuous variables obtained as ratios SOR 1 (left frontal sinus area/left orbit area) and SOR 2 (right frontal sinus area/right orbit area), comparing the results with that of Yoshino. Digital radiographic images of the skulls of 150 Chinese people were analyzed. Spearman's partial correlation coefficients were evaluated between variables characterizing frontal sinus patterns. We used a maximum‐weight dependence tree for statistical analysis. Results demonstrated that codC significantly reduced the probability of having the same personal code number compared with codY. Our scientific approach results valid for personal identification purposes.