Morphoscopic observations in clinical pelvic MDCT scans: Assessing the accuracy of the Phenice traits for sex estimation in a Western Australian population

Intra-observer accordance is above 0.81 (Kappa value) for each morphological attribute assessed. Congruent with previous research the single most accurate trait overall is the ventral arc (86.61%), albeit an age-related sex-bias in classification accuracy was demonstrated. Based on the combined assessment of the three features, it is demonstrated that the Phenice method facilitates a high degree of expected accuracy in the classification of sex (92.24%), thus indicating that the method can be successfully applied in MDCT scans and is suitable for forensic application in a Western Australian population.