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Normalcranialevolution452inthisstudyforthe3Dphotographsduringthefirst12monthsoflife(Table3andFigure5)Afterthisperiodtheresultsdidnotrevealasignificantdifferencebetweenmalesandfemales Thisisincontrastwithstudiesthathavestatedthatsexualdimorphismbecomesmorepronouncedatanolderage23 Thisdiscrepancymightbeexplainedbythesmallersamplesizeofthe18monthsand24monthsage groupsin thepresent study orby the fact that 3Dphotographs aremorepronetoartefactsatanolderagebecauseof thehair volumeNeverthelessincontrast toexpectationsnosignificantdifferencewasfoundintheCT-HTandCT-STgroups(Table3)Apossibleexplanationmaybethesmallersamplesizesofthesegroupscomparedtothe3DphotographsgroupFigure8Growthmapsof3Dphotographsillustratingthefocusofgrowthbetweenthedifferenttimeintervals
