RADIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MEASUREMENT OF THE SKULL TABLE THICKNESS BY USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN IMAGES OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS: A CROSS- SECTIONAL STUDY Authors: Shwetha K , M.V. RAVISHANKAR, VENUGOPAL KC, ROHAN V AND CHAITHRA N*
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is one of the leading causes of death in adults. Accidental trauma
and criminal acts account for about 25% and 10% of such head injuries respectively. A human biological
system has evolved to protect and safeguard every organ and structure. The strength, consolidation, and
solidarity of bone tissue are based on diversified factors like age, gender, nutritional status, genetic
factors, lifestyle factors, etc. Barin is one such vital organ protected by compact skull bone covering all
over it; hence various layers of skull bone thickness are a matter of anatomical concern to protect the
brain in any crucial circumstances.
Methodology: The radiological study involving the 121 CT scan images of the skull of both males and
females of age groups ranging from 18 to 80 years was used to study various layers of the calvarial
thickness. The statistical analysis of various skull bone landmark point thicknesses of different ages and
genders (male and female) was analysed by using independent samples t-tests.
Results: The outcome indicates no significant changes neither in the cranial outer table nor in the inner
table, but changes were observed only with respect to the diploe of frontal bone statically coincidingwith the female gender. The diploe layer of the frontal bone exhibits a significant difference (p < 0.004)
with females having a thicker mean of 2.40 ± 1.43 compared to males with 1.78 ± 0.91 on the left side.
Conclusion: The various skull-bony landmarks tables may not show much significant differences with
respect to age or gender. The present study is a cross-sectional one, various factors are involved in
maintaining bone strength and solidarity hence a longitudinal follow-up study outcome may meet much
rational consensus.
Keywords: Computed Tomography (CT), skull-bony landmarks tables, Radiology Publication date: 01/09/2025 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2025/September/MS_IJBPAS_2025_9414.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.9.9414