Measurement of Foremen Magnum in Adult Sudanese using Computed Tomography

Abstract

This Descriptive study was conducted at Radiology Department in the Modern Medical Centre, Khartoum, Sudan to measure the foramen magnum in Adult Sudanese using computed tomography 50 consecutive Sudanese patients (37 were males and 13 females age above 20 years, FM dimensions tend to stabilize after the second decade of life , were enrolled in the study , between October 2017 and April 2018. Use of reconstructed helical CT images . The means of its length and width diameters were higher in females than in males. Statistically significant differences were found between males and females for all variables (P < 0.05). No statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) was found between age groups for FM width. The round type was the most common, in 21.6% of the patients. The oval morphological types of FM substituted 30 (60%) of the sample and the rounded proceeded 20(40%). there is a significant differences between at least one group of age and other in FM width FM shape doesn‟t dependent on age or gender of participants. CT/3D CT can be accurately used in further investigations to provide valuable information regarding FM and the measurements of its sagittal and transvers diameters and also its circumference may be reliably used for in anthropometric analysis and forensic medicine. The study recommended conducting of further studies should be performed in order to estimate differences among various ethnicity/races especially in Sudan and to establish the normal standard data in Sudanese population