title: Morphometric Analysis of Sella Turcica Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to assess morphological shape and morphometric analysis of the sella turcica using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in different planes of section (coronal and sagittal).
  
  
  METHODS
  CBCT images of 177 subjects of which 51 males and 126 females in the age group of 11 to 73 years were included in the study population. Linear dimensions which include the length, depth, diameter, and interclinoid distance were measured and the shape of sella turcica was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sella turcica had circular morphology in 69.5% of the subjects while flattened shape of sella turcica was observed in 16.4%, oval shape of sella turcica in 14%. There was no significant difference in the all measurements of sella turcica between males and females (P > 0.05). Diameter (P < 0.01), depth (P < 0.001), length (P < 0.05), and interclinoid distance (P < 0.05) of the sella turcica differed significantly with age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The anatomical structure of sella turcica can be studied effectively in CBCT images. Linear dimensions and shape of sella turcica in the current study can be used as reference standards for further investigations.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu †Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum ‡Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir §Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Inönü University, Malatya ||Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasa
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ocak
authors.forename: Ibrahim Sevki
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Bayrakdar
authors.forename: Suayip Burak
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gumussoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult