Ribeiro Fde’s Parameters Versus CT Dimensions Measurement of Frontal Sinus for Identification of Age Range and Gender in Egyptian Sample
Abd ElHakim, E., Hadhoud, R. (2022). Ribeiro Fde’s Parameters Versus CT Dimensions Measurement of Frontal Sinus for Identification of Age Range and Gender in Egyptian Sample. EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), 146-162. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2021.92119.1089
Eman Abd ElHakim; Rania Hadhoud. "Ribeiro Fde’s Parameters Versus CT Dimensions Measurement of Frontal Sinus for Identification of Age Range and Gender in Egyptian Sample". EKB Journal Management System, 20, 1, 2022, 146-162. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2021.92119.1089
Abd ElHakim, E., Hadhoud, R. (2022). 'Ribeiro Fde’s Parameters Versus CT Dimensions Measurement of Frontal Sinus for Identification of Age Range and Gender in Egyptian Sample', EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), pp. 146-162. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2021.92119.1089
Abd ElHakim, E., Hadhoud, R. Ribeiro Fde’s Parameters Versus CT Dimensions Measurement of Frontal Sinus for Identification of Age Range and Gender in Egyptian Sample. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 20(1): 146-162. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2021.92119.1089

Ribeiro Fde’s Parameters Versus CT Dimensions Measurement of Frontal Sinus for Identification of Age Range and Gender in Egyptian Sample

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine
Article 10, Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2022, Page 146-162  XML PDF (891.75 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zjfm.2021.92119.1089
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Authors
Eman Abd ElHakim email orcid 1; Rania Hadhoudorcid 2
1Forensic Medicine and toxicology department, ASU
2Forensic and toxicology department,ASU
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background: Many studies were carried out to investigate the forensic significance of ‎frontal sinus imaging, presuming that they could help in age and sex determination. ‎Objectives: This study aimed to assess the reliability of RibeiroFde’s criteria versus CT in ‎measuring the frontal sinus dimensions and to propose its feasibility as a personal ‎indicator for age and sex identification in an Egyptian population sample.Materials and ‎methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, in which seventy three (73) Egyptian adult patients ‎were recruited. Paranasal coronal CT scan and AP radiograph examinations were ‎performed for each patient. Frontal sinus Ribeiro Fde’s measurements on plain radiograph ‎and CT diameters were measured.Results: Both plain radiograph and CT are simple and ‎reliable methods for frontal sinus analysis. This study showed that both modalities could ‎aid in the sex identification with variable predictive values, those were in favor of CT.As ‎for age estimation, both show comparable reliabilities in age estimation, the largest frontal ‎dimensions as estimated by either of the imaging tools, were found in the age range of ‎‎50-60 years. However, both show poor discrimination power. Conclusion: This study ‎results is suggesting that the frontal sinus could be used for sex and age identification. ‎
Keywords
Frontal sinus; Ribeiro Fde’s measurement; CT; sex and age identification
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