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2020 Year in Review

A Message from the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence 2020 was a big year for the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence. With five podcast seasons, a full research and development symposium, our first virtual conference, eight reports, and over thirty…

x-ray scans of a deceased person's cranium

Taking 3D Measurements with NMDID Images

← Back to Series – This webinar originally occurred on October 28, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Overview This webinar will introduce the audience to viewing and collecting data from 3D medical imaging modalities (CT/MRI) using the open source 3D Slicer…

Opening and Viewing NMDID Image Data

← Back to Series – This webinar originally occurred on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Overview In the third webinar, participants will learn about the image data included in the New Mexico Decedent Image Database. Post-mortem computed tomography…

CT scans of a deceased person's chest cavity

Accessing and Utilizing Metadata from NMDID

← Back to Series – This webinar originally occurred on October 14, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Overview In the second webinar, participants will explore the types of data included in the New Mexico Decedent Image Database. The Data Dictionary contains…

Full body x-ray scans of a deceased individual

The New Mexico Decedent Image Database Webinar Series

Overview The New Mexico Decedent Image Database (NMDID) is a new resource for research in any field that can draw on computed tomography scans of humans. The database contains de-identified scans of over 15,000 individuals; all were deceased at the…

Overview of Accessing the NMDID Database and Searching

← Back to Series – This webinar originally occurred on October 7th, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Overview The New Mexico Decedent Image Database (NMDID) is a new resource for research in any field that can draw on computed tomography scans…

Just Blowflies and Extreme Temperatures

Original Release Date: April 17, 2020 In episode five of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Travis Rusch, a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M University, about fluctuating temperatures in forensically important blowflies. Forensic entomologists use predictable developmental rates of certain necrophagus insects to estimate time of…

Just Skeletal Remains Identification

Original Release Date: March 27, 2020 In episode two of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Heather Garvin-Elling, Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des Moines University, about her work with OSTEOID, an online resource for species identification of skeletal remains. Approximately 30-40% of cases involving…

Online Workshop: 2019 IAC&ME Training Symposium

In 2019, IAC&ME hosted a combined Basic and Advanced Medicolegal Death Investigation course in addition to its general conference program in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s program provided another excellent opportunity to learn from some of the best speakers…

2020 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

Overview The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) assisted the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in hosting the annual NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development (R&D) Symposium on February 18th, 2020 at the 72nd Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences…

Category: Anthropology (page 8)

Category: Anthropology (page 8)

2020 Year in Review

Taking 3D Measurements with NMDID Images

Opening and Viewing NMDID Image Data

Accessing and Utilizing Metadata from NMDID

The New Mexico Decedent Image Database Webinar Series

Overview of Accessing the NMDID Database and Searching

Just Blowflies and Extreme Temperatures

Just Skeletal Remains Identification

Online Workshop: 2019 IAC&ME Training Symposium

2020 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

Introduction

Category: Anthropology (page 8)