Preliminary Study on Facial Soft Tissue Thickness by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Northwest Indians

• NCJ Number: 218748
• Author(s): Daisy Sahni; Indar Jit; Madhur Gupta; Paramjeet Singh; Sudha Suri; Sanjeev; Harjinder Kaur
• Date Published: January 2002
• Length: 6 pages
• Sale Source: US Dept of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Publication Format: Document (Online)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: From Forensic Science Communications, V 4, N 1, January 2002; downloaded June 5, 2007.

Annotation

This study sought to determine the facial soft tissue thickness of northwest Indian men and women to aid in forensic facial reconstruction work.

Abstract

Results revealed that facial soft tissue was higher among the northwest Indian men in comparison to the Indian women, except beneath the chin, at the infraorbital margin, and at the lower lip margin. Racial differences were observed which indicates that the facial soft tissue thickness at certain anatomical landmarks is greater in African-American men and women than those at corresponding areas in northwest Indians, except at the supraorbital area. On the other hand, soft tissue thickness of Japanese men and women is smaller than in northwest Indians except at the end of the nasal and at the chin-lip fold. Most measurements of Caucasian subjects showed higher facial soft tissue thickness in comparison with the northwest Indian subjects except at the midphiltrum, at the lower lip margin, and at the frontal eminence. The research method involved obtaining measurements of the facial soft tissue thickness of 30 female and 30 male northwest Indians at key anatomical points through MRI analysis. The sex, age, height, weight, and body mass index of the participants were measured as well. Underweight and overweight subjects were excluded. Figures, references