Estimation of sex by 3D CT measurements of the foramen magnum

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1310-1314

  Uysal, Selma ^a,b   Gokharman, Dilek ^a   Kacar, Mahmut ^a   Tuncbilek, Işil ^a   Kosar, Uǧur ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Fakülteler Mah ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Foramen magnum; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Sex determination; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OCCIPITAL BONE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DETERMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27844505633     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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