Role of frontal sinus in gender determination and personal identification using PA view of skull - A digital radiographic study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: identification of a person is very important after an unfortunate natural calamity or criminal cases. If the body is decomposed and only skeletal fragments are available, identity of an individual is retrieved from the skeletal remains and provides the opportunity for gender determination and personal identification. Forensic radiology plays a vital role in identification of a person. Among various skeletal features, frontal sinuses are found to be unique and showed various variations. Aim of study: To determine whether frontal sinus measurements can be used for gender determination and personal identification. Materials & method: 300 digital PA Cephalometric view radiographs obtained from 150 males and 150 females aged between 20-45 years. The measurements were carried out by transferring the image to Adobe Photoshop7.0 software. Parameters considered were height, width and area of right & left sinus along with bilateral symmetry or asymmetry, the outline of the upper border of the sinus (no. of scalloping) and the presence or, absence & no. of the partial septa. Comparisons of values were done using unpaired t test and chi square test and accuracy of sex determination was assessed through Logistic regression analysis. Result and conclusion: Among 300 individual, 8% showed absence of frontal sinus. The area of frontal sinus had a significant p-value for gender determination along with the symmetry of sinuses and the presence of number of partial septa in them. Stepwise regression analysis showed the right area of the frontal sinus being the most suited regression in gender determination with the accuracy rate in the classification of males and females being 64.7%. Also different morphological parameters of frontal sinus being different and specific in different individuals proved the uniqueness of frontal sinus in personal identification if ante-mortem records exist.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Bushra Tazeen Khan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP519615
- DOI -
- Views 88
- Downloads 0
Awareness of Diabetic retinopathy among Indian patients of Diabetes mellitus visiting tertiary care centres
Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is asymptomatic in early stages, but leads to gradual visual impairment, and comprises 4.8% of the global causes of blindness; it is worthy that it is detected early and treated as earl...
Role of X Ray in Patients with Acute Abdomen in a district hospital Western Rajasthan
Background: Acute abdominal pain is a common chief complaint in patients examined in the emergency department (ED) . Imaging plays an important role in the treatment management of patients. Material and Methods: This stu...
An Analytical Vision On: Valuable of Functioning Position of Analgesia after Epidural Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine
Hip fractures are intensely painful, so post‑operative analgesia is an integral part of patient care for early rehabilitation and mobility. After the Institutional Review Board approval and written informed consent, thi...
Perceptions and suggestions of MBBS students in context with mentoring.
The concept of mentoring is always considered to be unique especially in India in considerable form of guru-shishya parampra. But this was an informal mentorship, as it does not have documented database, laming the acces...
Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Related To Cervical Cancer.
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Eighty-six percent of all cervical cancer diagnosed and 88% of death due to cervical cancer occur in developing regions of the world...