Checking of position of face organs with anatomical structures of skull in frontal position, important regarding superposition (experimental work on the topogram of author's head)

Abstract

For proper execution of superposition as a method in face identification of missing persons, it is necessary to have an accurate insight into the correlation between face organs and skull. The works of many scientists (anatomists, anthropologists) and artists (painters and sculptors) made the canons of proportion of face and body. The work presents checking the position of face organs with anatomic structures of skull on topogram in frontal position. It represents the first experimental work of this kind in our country. Topographic-anatomic images of the head of author himself were used. Images were made on August, 25. 2006. using MS (Multislice) CT unit at the Institute for Radiology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad. A total of 33 of head images in frontal position were selected. Recordings show the gradual ''removal'' of the skin, muscles and blood vessels of the head in order to display the projection of face organs to anatomical structures of the skull. It can be clearly observed the central position of the eyeball lenses in orbital cavities, eyelids annexes, nostrils width and position of the tip of the nose in relation to the edges of the piriform aperture of skull. Correlation of facial soft tissue anthropometric points and skull anthropometric points is clearly observed in the frontal position of the head.