Abstract
Abstract Background: Sex determination of unidentified human remains is a crucial part of forensic medicine, as it is not always possible to obtain whole intact skeleton for analysis. Objective: to assess the reliability of frontal and maxillary sinuses measurements for the identification of sex using Multidetector CT (MDCT) images in Egyptian sample. Subjects and methods: The study was carried out on 100 individuals (50 males and 50 females) aged 21-57 years. Eight frontal and maxillary sinuses measurements were assessed using MDCT scanning. The eight variables were subjected to statistical analysis, and sex was detected using the significant measurements in the discriminant functional analysis. Results: The findings showed significant differences between males and females regarding the right and left cephalo-caudal measurements, and the size and transverse measurements of the left maxillary sinus (p
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