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Introduction. Knowledge of orbital anthropometry is essential for reconstructive surgery, ophthalmology and forensic identification, yet normative multislice computed tomography (MSCT) data for this region are scarce. The aim was to determine the principal orbital parameters in adults without orbital pathology and to examine sex, age and side differences. Method. In this retrospective study, 154 orbits in 77 adults (51 men, 26 women; aged 24-86 years) were measured on three-dimensional reconstructions from a 64-slice MSCT scanner. Orbital height, width, volume, orbital index and the interorbital and biorbital distances were recorded and compared by sex, age group and side. Results. Men had significantly greater orbital width, volume and biorbital and interorbital distances than women bilaterally (p ≤ 0.009), whereas orbital height did not differ by sex. The right orbital index was higher in women (90.02 ± 6.45 versus 86.36 ± 7.26; p = 0.034). In the older group the right orbit showed greater height, volume and orbital index (p ≤ 0.031), with no significant age effect on the left. The right orbit was significantly wider and had a higher orbital index than the left (p ≤ 0.011), while orbital volume was symmetrical (p = 0.099). Conclusion. Orbital morphometry is sex-, age- and side-dependent, and the MSCT-derived values reported here provide population-specific reference data for clinical and forensic use.
Keywords: orbit, anthropometry, multidetector computed tomography, sex characteristics, imaging, three-dimensional
How to Cite: Balaban Djurević, R. , Drakul, M. , Mališ, V. , Šolaja, T. , Kozić, L. , Tanasković Dubravac, M. , Elez-Burnjaković, N. , Ćurčić, B. , Heleta, I. & Joksimović, B. (2026) “Anthropometric characteristics of the orbit assessed by multislice computed tomography in individuals without orbital pathology”, Biomedicinska istraživanja. 17(S1). doi: https://doi.org/10.59137/BII202601635B
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