| Evaluation of foramen magnum in gender determination using helical CT scanning. | |
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PMID: 22116135 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: The present research was undertaken to study the accuracy and reliability of the foramen magnum and some cranial measurements in gender classification through the use of reconstructed helical CT images. METHODS: 88 patients (43 males and 45 females; age range 20-49 years) were selected for this study. Foramen magnum sagittal diameter, transverse diameter, area and circumference were measured and data were subjected to discriminant analysis for gender using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: Foramen magnum circumference and area were the best discriminant parameters that could be used to study sexual dimorphism with an overall accuracy of 67% and 69.3%, respectively. By using multivariate analysis, 90.7% of foramen magnum dimensions of males and 73.3% of foramen magnum dimensions of females were sexed correctly. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the reconstructed CT image can provide valuable measurements for foramen magnum and could be used for sexing when other methods are inconclusive. |
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At Uthman; Nh Al-Rawi; Jf Al-Timimi |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-24 |
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Title: Dento maxillo facial radiology Volume: - ISSN: 0250-832X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7609576 Medline TA: Dentomaxillofac Radiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1Oral Diagnosis Department, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. |
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