SEX IDENTIFICATION FROM RADIOLOGIC ANTHROPOMETRY OF SACRAL AND FIFTH LUMBAR VERTEBRAL MEASUREMENTS

Hussein, Riham F.; Shokry, Dina A.; Ismail, Manal M.; Abd-Elsatar, Manar H.; Ibrahim, Samah F.

doi:10.21608/ejfsat.2016.41018

	SEX IDENTIFICATION FROM RADIOLOGIC ANTHROPOMETRY OF SACRAL AND FIFTH LUMBAR VERTEBRAL MEASUREMENTS
The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology
Article 7, Volume 16, Issue 2, December 2016, Page 117-126 PDF (993.34 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejfsat.2016.41018
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Authors
Riham F. Hussein¹; Dina A. Shokry²; Manal M. Ismail²; Manar H. Abd-Elsatar³; Samah F. Ibrahim²
¹Forensic Medicine &Clinical Toxicology Department, faculty of medicine- Cairo University
²Forensic Medicine &Clinical Toxicology Department,faculty of medicine- Cairo University
³Assistant Professor of Radiodiagnosis, faculty of medicine- Cairo University
Abstract
Forensic identification using new anthropological standards were developed to be applied to a specific population. Bone Computed Tomography (CT) reconstruction images have been reported in this forensic field. This study aimed to assess the sexual dimorphism by measuring the upper end plate width of fifth lumbar vertebra as well as anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, perimeter, area of the first sacral vertebra and width of sacral ala using abdominal computed tomography in 200 adult Egyptians. All measurements showed significant difference in sex identification except the width of sacral ala.
Keywords
sex; Sacrum; fifth lumbar vertebra; Computed tomography


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