Some typical patterns of linear dimensions of the facial skull (according to spiral computed tomography)

Objective: To determine typical patterns of linear dimensions of the human facial skull with different shapes of the cerebral skull using the “fan method” based on spiral computed tomography (MSCT) data. Material and methods: MSCT of 121 people of both sexes aged 20 to 88 years with different shapes of the cerebral skull was studied. X-ray computed tomography was performed on a multislice spiral X-ray computed tomograph ““Brilliance 64 Slice” at the Department of Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Computed Tomography of Rostov State Medical University for suspected vascular pathology of the brain. Results: When determining the shape of the facial skull in the study group using MSCT, the following distribution was revealed: brachycranes make up 49 % (n = 59), mesocranes – 33 % (n = 40) and dolichocranes – 18 % (n = 22). Conclusions: As a result of the study, typical patterns of the linear dimensions of the facial skull with different shapes of the cranial skull were identified. The data of multispiral computed tomography allow the most accurate assessment of the difference between the sizes of the bone structures of the skull on both sides.