Fetal age estimation using MSCT scans of the mandible.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_7F25341D3639
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Fetal age estimation using MSCT scans of the mandible.
Journal
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Author(s)
Minier M., Dedouit F., Maret D., Vergnault M., Mokrane F.Z., Rousseau H., Adalian P., Telmon N., Rougé D.
ISSN
1437-1596 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0937-9827
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
128
Number
3
Pages
493-499
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine a documented fetal collection, to carry out morphometric analysis of femoral length and of the mandible, and to develop diagnostic standards for estimating fetal age at death based on multislice computed tomography (MSCT) reconstructions. The sample was composed of 81 fetuses, whose ages were recorded in weeks of amenorrhea (WA) between 20 to 40 WA. The measurements made were femoral length (FL) and six distances and four angles of the mandible. Femoral length was measured in 81 fetuses (39 females and 42 males). Morphometric study of the mandible was carried out in 65 fetuses (31 females and 34 males), as the mandible was missing in 16 fetuses. R software was used for statistical analyses. Coefficient correlation (R(2)) and linear regression formulas were calculated. Intra-observer and inter-observer variabilities were very satisfactory (intra-class correlation coefficient ≥0.95). Our method appears to be reliable and reproducible. Femoral length was most strongly correlated with age (R(2) = 0.9). The measurement of six distances and four mandible angles from four landmark positions showed a correlation similar to the femoral length correlation (R(2) ≥ 0.72). The results of this study agreed with those of the literature. We conclude that the mandible is a reliable indicator for estimating fetal age at death. Moreover, MSCT has been shown to be an innovative and reliable technology for this purpose.
Keywords
Age Determination by Skeleton/methods, Female, Femur/embryology, Femur/radiography, Fetal Development, Forensic Anthropology, Humans, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Linear Models, Male, Mandible/embryology, Mandible/radiography, Multidetector Computed Tomography, Observer Variation
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