Abstract
Introduction: Measurement of different dimensions of maxillary sinus and anterior wallthickness of maxillary sinus by Computed Tomography in normal Nepalese populationMethods: Dimensions of 90 patients were measured in CT PNS using Syngovia Software. AP diameter, width and anterior wall thickness were measured in axial images and height was measured in coronal images.Results: The mean volume of maxillary sinuses in study of male population on left and right side were 17.09 cm3±3.89, 17.19 cm3 ±4 respectively whereas in female were 15.64 cm3±3.5 and 15.21cm3±3.2 respectively as shown in Table 1. This shows the volume of male was significantly larger than female with P- Value = 0.012 (<0.05). Similarly, the thickness of Anterior Wall (AW) of maxillary sinus was also measured in this study and the mean value of left and right side in male were 0.16cm± 0.04 and 0.15cm± 0.03 respectively and in female were 0.12cm± 0.04 and 0.14cm± 0.02 respectively.Conclusion: This study showed that CT is a reliable method for the measurement of different dimensions of the maxillary sinus. The result showed greater mean value of volume in male than female with significant differences. So this study concluded that the measurement of volume of maxillary sinus can help in the identification of gender which can be very useful for forensic sciences.
Highlights
Measurement of different dimensions of maxillary sinus and anterior wall thickness of maxillary sinus by Computed Tomography in normal Nepalese population
The use of computed tomography (CT) instead of plain radiography in the work-up of paranasal sinus pathology was recommended in the beginning of the 1990's
An attempt is being made to use the different dimensions of the maxillary sinus in the determination of sex using coronal and axial sections of plain computed tomography (CT) scan.[2] can be obtained from a conventional X-ray, detail information of internal organs and other structures is not available
Summary
Measurement of different dimensions of maxillary sinus and anterior wall thickness of maxillary sinus by Computed Tomography in normal Nepalese population. The use of computed tomography (CT) instead of plain radiography in the work-up of paranasal sinus pathology was recommended in the beginning of the 1990's.1. Khanal UP et al Computed Tomography Paranasal Sinus. Sinus radiography is one such method that has been used for determination of the sex of an individual. An attempt is being made to use the different dimensions of the maxillary sinus in the determination of sex using coronal and axial sections of plain computed tomography (CT) scan.[2] can be obtained from a conventional X-ray, detail information of internal organs and other structures is not available. In CT, the X-ray beam moves in a circular pattern around the body This allows many different views of the same organ or structure. Topogram is taken in Lateral position 2-3 cm anterior to the tip of nose for coronal, level of the vertex for axial, including from the level of the hard palate to the upper limit of frontal sinus
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