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Morphometric measurements of the pituitary gland were obtained from transverse (length, height, width), dorsal (length, width), and sagittal (length, height) sections, and these values were used to calculate the volume of the gland. Additionally, using the pituitary gland measurements, the transverse index (TI), sagittal index (SI), and dorsal index (DI) were calculated. Furthermore, nine osteometric parameters including surface area and 12 ratio values were obtained from sagittal images of the sella turcica.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Statistical analysis showed that both the linear dimensions and volume of the pituitary gland and sella turcica were greater in males. The pituitary gland volume was 1.211\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.166\u00a0cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      in females and 1.911\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.281\u00a0cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      in males. In both sexes, age and body weight positively correlated with most pituitary gland measurements. However, in female Hamdani sheep, most of the correlations between linear measurements and index values were negative. Similarly, significant osteometric measurements of the sella turcica in both sexes showed positive correlations, while the height\/width ratio generally had negative correlations with age and body weight.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CT imaging revealed marked morphometric differences between sexes in Hamdani sheep, confirming sexual dimorphism. 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