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Konik Işınlı Bilgisayarlı Tomografi ile Frontal Sinüsten Morfolojik Cinsiyet Tayini
Morphological Sex Determination Using Frontal Sinus by Cone-beam Computed Tomography
Havva Ahsen ŞİMŞEKa, Timur GÜLTEKİNb, Burak BİLECENOĞLUc, Mehmet ERAY KOLSUZd, Cemal ATAKANe
aAnkara Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Adli Antropoloji ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
bAnkara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi, Fizik Antropoloji ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
cAnkara Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Anatomi ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
dAnkara Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız Diş ve Çene Radyolojisi ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
eAnkara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, İstatistik Bölümü, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
Turkiye Klinikleri J Foren Sci Leg Med. 2020;17(2):117-21
doi: 10.5336/forensic.2019-73247
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Adli antropolojide iskelet kalıntılarının değerlendirilmesinde en önemli adımlardan biri cinsiyetin doğru tespit edilmesidir. Şekli, morfolojik yapısı ve gelişim süreci her bireyde farklılık gösteren frontal sinüsün radyolojik yöntemlerle görüntülenmesi, bireylerin cinsiyetlerinin belirlenmesine olanak sağlar. Çalışmamızda, konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi (KIBT) kullanılarak frontal sinüsün belirleyici olduğu durumlarda, Anadolu popülasyonunda kadın ve erkek bireyler arasındaki dimorfizmi belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 18-65 yaş grubunda 40 kadın 40 erkek 80 hastaya ait KIBT görüntüleri üzerinden frontal sinüs yüksekliği, frontal sinüs genişliği, frontal sinüs hacmi, frontal sinüs derinliği, frontal sinüs tabanının ön arka çapı, frontal sinüs ön duvarının kalınlığı ölçüm değerleri karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu parametreler için yapılan power analizinde örneklem büyüklüğü seçimi için α: 0,05 ve β: 0,80 alınarak 6 power 3,1 istatistiksel analiz programı ile hesaplamalar yapılmıştır. Ölçümlerde Planmeca Promax 3D Max ve Romexis_Viewer (ver. 3.2.0, Planmeca) yazılımı kullanılmıştır. Kadın ve erkek gruplar arasındaki fark bağımsız iki örneklem t-testi ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Cinsiyetler arasındaki farklar lineer discriminant fonksiyonu analizi ile bireylerin yaşlarının cinsiyet tespitine etkisi lojistik regresyon analizi ile doğrulanmıştır. Bulgular: Frontal sinüs yüksekliği (p=0,001), frontal sinüs genişliği, (p= 0.049) frontal sinüs hacmi (p=0,001), frontal sinüs derinliği (p<0,001), frontal sinüs ön arka uzunluk (p=0,002) değerleri arasında anlamlı bir fark gözlemlenirken, frontal sinüs ön duvar kalınlığı (p=0,170) ölçümlerinde iki cinsiyet arasında anlamlı bir fark gözlenmemiştir. Sonuç: Seksen hastadan yalnızca birinde frontal sinüs aplazisine rastlanmıştır. Parametreler, farklı yaş gruplarında değerlendirildiğinde cinsiyet tayininde etkisi olmadığı görülmüştür. Erkek bireylerin frontal sinüs boyutlarının kadın bireylere kıyasla büyük olduğu ve cinsiyetin %78,8 oranında doğru tayin edilebileceği gözlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Adli antropoloji; cinsiyet tayini; frontal sinüs; konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi
ABSTRACT
 Objective: One of the most important steps in the evaluation of skeletal remains in forensic anthropology is the correct identification of gender. Radiological imaging of the frontal sinus, whose shape, morphological structure and development process is different in each individual, allows the determination of the gender of the individuals. Therefore, in this study, it was aimed to determine the dimorphism between male and female individuals in the Anatolian population when the frontal sinus was determinant by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Material and Methods: The measurements of frontal sinus height, frontal sinus width, frontal sinus volume, frontal sinus depth, anterior posterior diameter of the frontal sinus floor, and anterior wall thickness of the frontal sinus wall were compared over 80 CBCT images of 40 female and 40 male in the 18-65 age group. In the power analysis made for these parameters, α: 0.05 and β: 0.80 were used for the sample size selection and calculations were made with 6 power 3.1 statistical analysis program. Planmeca Promax 3D Max and Romexis_Viewer (ver. 3.2.0, Planmeca) software were used in the measurements. The difference between male and female groups was compared with two independent samples t-test. Differences between genders were confirmed by linear discriminant function analysis and the effects of age of individuals on gender determination validated by logistic regression analysis. Results: While a significant difference was observed in frontal sinus height (p=0.001), frontal sinus width (p= 0.049), frontal sinus volume (p=0.001), frontal sinus depth (p<0.001), frontal sinus anterior posterior length (p=0.002), no significant difference was observed in frontal sinus anterior wall thickness (p=0.170) measurements between the two genders. Conclusion: Only one out of 80 patients had frontal sinus aplasia. When the parameters were evaluated in different age groups, it was found that there was no effect on gender determination. It was observed that the frontal sinus dimensions of the male subjects were large compared to the female subjects and that the gender could be accurately determined at 78.8%.

Keywords: Forensic anthropology; gender determination; frontal sinus; cone-beam computed tomography
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