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Morphometric Evaluation of Sella Turcica for Sex Discrimination Using Multidetector Computed Tomography in a Sample of Egyptian Population

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Background: Sex identification of the adult skeleton is an important initial step as the estimation of age and stature of individual is sex dependent. Sella turcica is located in the middle cranial fossa which is less likely to be damaged and may still carry useful information for personal identification even in fractured skulls. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scanning has become extensively used in forensic medicine for sex identification. Aim of the work: To evaluate morphological and metric measurements of sella turcica for sex discrimination using MDCT in a sample of Egyptian population. Subjects and Methods: This study was a prospective cross-sectional study, conducted on randomly selected 334 adult Egyptians (167 males and 167 females) who underwent MDCT scans on the head. The ages of participants ranged between 18 and 68 years. Results: The length and depth of the sella showed statistically significant differences between males and females. The notching shape of the posterior part of dorsum sellae showed the highest accuracy for predicting male sex. Conversely, the bridging shape of the sella turcica could significantly predict female sex with 57% accuracy. The multivariable regression analysis model indicated that the sellar length, depth, and notching shape of the posterior part of dorsum sellae were significant predictors of male sex with 63.2% accuracy. Conclusion: The sella turcica can serve as a relatively good adjuvant tool for sex identification among adult Egyptians. Additionally, the equations derived from both univariate and multivariate regression analysis models can be used by forensic specialists for sex discrimination among the adult Egyptian population.  

DOI

10.21608/esctj.2024.332466.1073

Keywords

morphometric, Sella Turcica, Sex discrimination, Multidetector Computed Tomography, Egyptian population

Authors

First Name

Amira

Last Name

Khattab

MiddleName

Mamdouh

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt.

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amira.khattab@med.kfs.edu.eg

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الرياض

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0009-0006-4857-5569

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Elgohary

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

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dr_moona2006@hotmail.com

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Tanta

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First Name

Haitham

Last Name

Foda

MiddleName

Mosbah

Affiliation

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt.

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haythamfoda@med.kfs.edu.eg

City

Damietta

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First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Sagah

MiddleName

Attia

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.

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ghadaattia@med.tanta.edu.eg

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Tanta

Orcid

0000-0002-0704-8539

Volume

12

Article Issue

2

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51764

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-10-30

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2024-11-01

Page Start

122

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135

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2356-6515

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2356-6523

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Egyptian Society of Clinical Toxicology Journal

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Morphometric Evaluation of Sella Turcica for Sex Discrimination Using Multidetector Computed Tomography in a Sample of Egyptian Population

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25 Dec 2024