Abstract:
This is a descriptive analytical study on the sella turcica , describes
its shape and measures the linear dimension; length, depth and
diameter in normal Sudanese subjects. Brain CT scan scout of 50
individuals (25 males and 25 females) with a mean age of 37.5
years were taken and studied according to gender, age, height and
weight. The sella turcica on each radiograph was analyzed and
measured to determine the shape of the sella, in addition to the
linear dimensions of length, depth, and diameter. Excel 2007
program is used for the analysis of the data.
The main objectives of this study were to characterize the sella
turcica in sudan, and describes its shape and measures the linear
dimension; length, depth and diameter in normal Sudanese.
The results showed that the mean of the linear dimensions of the
sella turcica in Sudanese were; (10.1± 1.6mm) for length, (7.7±
1.8mm) depth, and (11.8± 1.9mm) for diameter. The sella turcica
presented with a normal morphology in the majority of subjects (56
percent). No significant differences in linear dimensions between
genders could be found (T values>0.05). When age was evaluated,
significant differences were found between the older and the
younger age subjects, the sella length increases by 0.03mm
starting from 8.9mm, the depth decreases by 0.04mm starting
from 7.9mm, and the diameter increases by 0.02mm starting from
11.08mm, as the age increase by one year. When subjects height
compared with the linear dimensions of sella the study found that
the length increases by 0.02mm starting from 7.24mm, the depth
increases by 0.01mm starting from 6.42mm, and the diameter
increases by 0.02mm starting from 9.05mm, as the height
increases by 1 cm.The study also found that the length increases
by 0.04mm starting from 7.88mm, the depth increases by 0.02mm
starting from 6.65mm, the diameter increases by 0.03mm starting
.from 10.23mm, as subject weight increases by 1kg
