Journal of Forensic Research

Department of Medical Imaging, Grand Hôpital de l’Est Francilien, Jossigny, France

Publications

• Research Article   
  CT-Scan Bone Clavicle Imaging for Age Determination: A Clinical Study
  Author(s): Simina Elena Chiriac and Bernard Marc*
  
  Age assessment remains a complex process with possible far-reaching consequences for applicants undergoing the assessment. Age assessment methods and processes differ across European Union Member States since age of majority differs from one State to another one. A number of challenges are faced during the undertaking of the age assessment process, such as the limitations of the methods in use concerning intrusiveness and accuracy, fragmented estimations based only on the physical appearance and the accuracy of medical methods, including ionising ones. The European Asylum Support Office practical guide on age assessment states that since no single method currently available can determine the exact age of a person, a combination of methods assessing not only the physical development but also the maturity of the applicant can reduce the range of age in question. Skeletal age is determin.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7145.2025.16.648

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