Gender Estimation from Morphometric Measurements of Mandibular Lingula by Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Artificial Neural Networks.

Journal: Nigerian journal of clinical practice
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sex determination from the bones is of great importance for forensic medicine and anthropology. The mandible is highly valued because it is the strongest, largest and most dimorphic bone in the skull.

Authors

  • D Şenol
    Department of Anatomy, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
  • F Bodur
    Department of Anatomy, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey.
  • Y Seçgin
    Department of Anatomy, Karabük University Faculty of Medicine Karabük, Turkey.
  • D Şencan
    Department of General Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Ş B Duman
    Department of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, İnönü University Faculty of Dentistry, Malatya, Turkey.
  • Z Öner
    Department of Anatomy, İzmir Bakırçay University Faculty of Medicine İzmir, Turkey.