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Bone age for chronological age determination — statement of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology musculoskeletal task force group

Authors: Lil-Sofie Ording Müller, Amaka Offiah, Catherine Adamsbaum, Ignasi Barber, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Paul Humphries, Susan Shelmerdine, Laura Tanturri De Horatio, Paolo Toma, Catherine Treguier, Karen Rosendahl

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 7/2019

Abstract

Radiologists are sometimes requested to determine a person’s age based on skeletal radiographs. Critical reviews demonstrate that this cannot be done with sufficient accuracy with existing methods.

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Title: Bone age for chronological age determination — statement of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology musculoskeletal task force group
Authors: Lil-Sofie Ording Müller
Amaka Offiah
Catherine Adamsbaum
Ignasi Barber
Pier Luigi Di Paolo
Paul Humphries
Susan Shelmerdine
Laura Tanturri De Horatio
Paolo Toma
Catherine Treguier
Karen Rosendahl
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Pediatric Radiology
Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-019-04379-4

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