3D-print as a template for reassembly of skull fragments in a homicide case - 24/10/23
Highlights |
• | 3D-printing can aid reassembly of fragmented skull pieces. |
• | Technique is easy to learn using open-source software. |
• | Novel example of practical application of 3D-print in forensic medicine. |
Abstract |
In this technical note we report a case where 3D-printing aided the reassembly of skull fragments in a homicide with severe tampering of the bones. A young male was shot, the body was incinerated and crushed with garden tools resulting in hundreds of brittle, calcine bone fragments from the skull. An antemortem computed tomography (CT)-scan of the skull was available from a previous assault of the victim. To aid the process of reassembly we used the antemortem CT-data to develop a 3D fixture-grid of the cranial cavity. The 3D grid was utilized as an anatomically correct template for bone reconstruction. This novel technique was based solely on open-source software including 3D Slicer and Blender and could have the potential to aid similar cases.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Postmortem computed tomography, Additive manufacturing, Forensic medicine, Segmentation, Bone fragments
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Vol 12
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