Comment to “A.J. Collings, K. Brown, Reconstruction and physical fit analysis of fragmented skeletal remains using 3D imaging and printing” [Forensic Sci. Int.: Rep. 2 (2020) 100114].

Abstract

The creation of virtual 3D-models of objects of forensic interest and the use of 3D printing gained more and more importance in the forensic field during the last years. Comparing radiological imaging techniques, such as CT technology, with surface scan technology for anthropological studies is a field of research in which we are also actively working. This is the reason why we were particularly interested in this paper. As researchers working in a center in which the application of 3D technology including Computed Tomography (CT), 3D Surface-Scanning (3DSS) and 3D printing is integrated in daily casework, we feel committed to answer to this study, because we are surprised by the chosen study design and we cannot agree with the obtained conclusion.

Keywords

• 3D printing
• 3D imaging
• Physical fit
• Fragmented bone
• Forensic science