Gender and the lateral angle of the internal acoustic canal meatus as measured on computerized tomography of the temporal bone

AKANSEL G., Inan N., KURTAŞ Ö., Sarisoy H. T., Arslan A. S., Demirci A.

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, vol.178, pp.93-95, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 178
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.02.006
  • Journal Name: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.93-95
  • Keywords: temporal bone, sex determination, sexual dimorphism, computerized tomography, PETROSA-OSSIS-TEMPORALIS, SEX DETERMINATION, DIFFERENTIATION
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Cadaveric studies yielded promising results in sexing the temporal bones by measuring the lateral angle of the internal acoustic canal meatus. In this study, we evaluated the capability of computerized tomography of the temporal bone to reproduce these results.