Age Estimation of Fetal Skeletal Remains from the Forensic Context

This study tested the efficacy of the traditional method (Fazekas and Kosa, 1978) of aging fetal remains from the forensic context against ultrasound (Chevernak et al., 1998)and radiographic (Sherwood et al., 2000) methods to determine which was most accurate. Two data sets were used in this study. The first consisted of measurements from historic (1902-1917) fetal remains of known age. The second consisted of measurements from modern fetal remains of known age from the forensic context. Using these samples in the different prediction models for aging fetal remains, the accuracy of each was determined.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Montana

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Sanders, Jennifer Ellen

• fetal age estimation
• fetal skeleton

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/107

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1126