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This paper aimed at comparing pelvic biometric measurements in female and male patients and at providing a perspective on how pelvimetry segmentation may help in visualizing mesorectal distribution.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 3D software was used for segmentation of DICOM data of consecutive patients aged 60\u00a0years, who underwent elective abdominal CT scan. The following measurements were estimated: pelvic inlet, outlet, and depth; pubic tubercle height; distances from the promontory to the coccyx and to S3\/S4; distance from S3\/S4 to coccyx\u2019s tip; ischial spines distance; pelvic tilt; offset angle; pelvic inlet angle; angle between the inlet\/sacral promontory\/coccyx; angle between the promontory\/coccyx\/pelvic outlet; S3 angle; and pelvic inlet to pelvic depth ratio. The measurements were compared in males and females using statistical analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Two-hundred patients (M\/F 1:1) were analyzed. Out of 21 pelvimetry measurements, 19 of them documented a significant mean difference between groups. Specifically, female patients had a significantly wider pelvic inlet and outlet but a shorter pelvic depth, and promontory\/sacral\/coccyx distances, resulting in an augmented inlet\/depth ratio when comparing with males (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). The sole exceptions were the straight conjugate (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.06) and S3 angle (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.17). 3D segmentation provided a perspective of the mesorectum distribution according to the pelvic shape.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant differences in the structure of pelvis exist in males and females. 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