Forensic Craniofacial Approximation Guidelines Database

This website is part of the PhD project Advancing Facial Approximation: Towards Evidence-Based Practices in Forensic Anthropology carried out by Eszter Somjai

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3D Slicer-based solutions

To improve repeatibility of forensic craniofacial approximation methods, this project aims to “translate” well-known techniques into the world of medical imaging and Python with the help of the open-source programme, 3D Slicer. Please visit their official website for  more information and free download.

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The detailed project plan can be viewed on our About page.

Dynamic databases

We aim to refresh our content every 6 months to reflect the ever-expanding methodology in forensic practice. You can subscribe to receive email notification whenever the website is updated. Or, in the meantime, learn more about how you can contact us.

Resources

We aim to create evidence based resources of commonly used craniofacial approximation techniques. To learn about the type of content, visit our Libraries page.

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All our tutorials are available after registering to the site

Dataset Contributions

If you used any of the codes and/or techniques provided by the guide on this site, please consider contributing to our raw dataset. 

Scan-share Initiative

Did you carry out research with CT scans featuring the head with permissions to share images? Add to the CT databank that is protected by our ethics form but available for students and further research.

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