Identificación personal mediante el estudio de los senos frontales. A propósito de un caso

Abstract

Corpse identification is sometimes achieved by x-ray when other possible methods of identification are not applicable, e.g. skeletisation, charred or cadaver remains. If ante mortem (AM) x-ray records are available, it is possible to obtain the identification by the comparison with a post mortem (PM) x-ray. In this paper we present a personal identification, performed in a cadaver where only the skeleton was preserved and some bones were missing, by comparison of AM and PM x-ray analysis of the skull, where the frontal sinuses were visible. The morphological individualistic characteristics of these structures enabled us to identify the cadaver completely.