De toekomst van forensische leeftijdsschatting bij levende adolescenten en jongvolwassenen: magnetische resonantie beeldvorming en automatisering

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De huidige praktijk van leeftijdsschatting bij levende adolescenten en jongvolwassenen vindt zijn grootste toepassing in asielprocedures en in de sport. Deze procedure verloopt in België anders dan in Nederland, respectievelijk met en zonder inbreng van de forensisch tandarts. Om de leeftijd te schatten worden röntgenfoto’s van verschillende zich ontwikkelende structuren beoordeeld. De huidige praktijk kent verschillende nadelen en ethische bezwaren. Daarom wordt onderzoek gedaan naar een alternatieve aanpak. Magnetische resonantie beeldvorming wordt door verschillende onderzoeksgroepen naar voren geschoven als een volwaardig alternatief, dat bovendien extra mogelijkheden biedt. De onderzoekers zijn het erover eens dat een combinatie van structuren moet worden onderzocht om een accurate leeftijdsschatting mogelijk te maken. De reproduceerbaarheid van de leeftijdsschatting kan daarnaast verbeterd worden door geautomatiseerde methoden te gebruiken voor het beoordelen van de zich ontwikkelende structuren.

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De auteurs willen tandarts Inès Phlypo en tandarts Louis Simoen bedanken voor hun hulp bij het vervaardigen van de foto’s voor dit hoofdstuk. Daarnaast danken we dr. Martin Urschler voor het hergebruik van een figuur uit Urschler et al. (2015).

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De Tobel, J., de Haas, M.B., van Wijk, M., Verstraete, K.L., Thevissen, P.W. (2018). De toekomst van forensische leeftijdsschatting bij levende adolescenten en jongvolwassenen: magnetische resonantie beeldvorming en automatisering. In: Aps, J., Boxum, S., De Bruyne, M., Jacobs, R., van der Meer, W., Nienhuijs, M. (eds) Het tandheelkundig Jaar 2018. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-368-1784-4_1

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