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A retrospective study to evaluate the morphometry of the foramen magnum and its role in forensic science in a nigerian population of Delta State

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2022
Background: Sexual dimorphism of the foramen magnum has increased its interest in forensic science. Gender determination is an important preliminary step in the identification of unknown skeletal remains. This study aimed at determining the dimensions of
Beryl Shitandi Ominde, Patrick Sunday Igbigbi   +1 more
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Morphometric study of foramen magnum in human dry skulls

National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2017
Background: Anthropologists are often faced with the task of assigning sex to remains that are incomplete, fragmented or damaged as may result from incidents such as mass disasters, airplane crashes, fire, explosions or physical violence.
Sulabha Hanumant Deshpande, Ashwini Balasaheb Nuchhi, Balappa Murigeppa Bannur, Babasaheb Gurusiddappagouda Patil   +3 more
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The Use of Foramen Magnum in The Determination of Sex Using Computed Tomography (CT) Scan Images of Sampled Population Attending National Ear Care Centre Kaduna State, Nigeria

Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2022
Determination of sex is an important element of human identification which becomes challenging when only only fragments of body parts are available for investigation by forensic experts.
Aliyu Jaafar, Moses Asongu Tersoo, Usman Farrau, I.S Aliyu, Lawan H. Adamu, Muhammad Zaria Ibrahim, Yusuf Nadabo Abdullahi, Zaharaddeen Muhammad Yusuf   +7 more
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SEX DETERMINATION BY MEASURING LENGTH AND BREADTH OF FORAMEN MAGNUM AT COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF SKULL [PDF]

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology, 2019
Background: Identification of human skeletal remains is of major importance in medico-legal situations such as criminal cases, mass disasters and human rights abuse investigations.
Hend Mahmoud, Walaa Allam, Samira Saleh
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Spontaneous Resolution of Aberrant Cerebellar Tonsil Movement in a Patient with Improving Chiari I Malformation

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Chiari malformation Type 1 (CMI) is traditionally characterized as a descent of the cerebellar tonsils more than 5mm below the foramen magnum. In some patients with CMI, there is aberrant pulsatile movement of the tonsils downward during cardiac systole ...
Ryan Morgan, BS, Reagan A. Collins, BA, Taha Hassan, BS, Roy Jacob, MD, Laszlo Nagy, MD   +4 more
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Identification of Sex from Foramen Magnum of Egyptian Skulls Using Three Dimensional Computed Tomography [PDF]

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, 2014
Sex determination from skeletons is an important research subject in forensic medicine. This study aimed to evaluate the sexual dimorphism in the Egyptian skulls based on foramen magnum and some cranial measurements.
Wael Kholeif, Mohamed Elsirafy, Nagla Salama, Ragaa Darwish   +3 more
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Morphological and Morphometric Study of Foramen Magnum in Dry Human Skull and Its Clinical Significance

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2019
Introduction: Foramen Magnum (FM) is present at the lower part of the occipital bone. It is a very important landmark for the anthropology, anatomy, forensic medicine, surgeons and other medical field for the skull base.
Archana Singh, Preeti Agarwal, Arun Singh   +2 more
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Morphometric analysis of foramen magnum in the determination of sex using computed tomography

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2021
Background: sex identification by morphological assessment of various bones of the skeleton had been one of the oldest approaches in forensic anthropology and medico-legal cases.
Bashir Ahmad Wani, Nusrat Nazir, Rayees Ahmad Sheikh, Altaf Hussain Chalkoo, Tauseefa Jan   +4 more
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Effect of CNP and GUSB on foramen magnum stenosis.

, 2022
(A) Three-dimensional reconstructed images of the foramen magnum of 12-week-old WT and MPS VII mice. (B) Sizes of the foramen magnum of 12-week-old WT and MPS VII mice. (n = 7 each, P P < 0.05 or 0.01).
Kazumasa Nakao (4994402), Mariko Yamamoto Kawai (14100769), Shigeki Yamanaka (4994396), Yohei Ueda (4994381), Shizuko Fukuhara (9937019), Toshihito Fujii (4994393), Ichiro Yamauchi (4112260), Takuma Watanabe (4059760), Marina Kashiwagi (14100766), Takafumi Yamashita (5774984), Kazuhisa Bessho (65293)   +10 more
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Morphology of the foramen magnum in young Eastern-European adults [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The foramen magnum is an important anatomical opening in the base of the skull through which the posterior cranial fossa communicates with the vertebral canal.
Klepacz, L., Burdan, F.; Experimental Teratology Unit, Human Anatomy Department, Medical University of Lublin, Czekajska-Chehab, E., Dworzańska, A., Szumiło, J., Klepacz, R., Dworzański, W., Walocha, J., Madej, B., Drop, A.   +9 more
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