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. 2019 Jun;49(7):979-982.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04379-4. Epub 2019 Mar 26.

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

Lil-Sofie Ording Müller  1 , Amaka Offiah  2 , Catherine Adamsbaum  3 , Ignasi Barber  4 , Pier Luigi Di Paolo  5 , Paul Humphries  6 , Susan Shelmerdine  6 , Laura Tanturri De Horatio  5 , Paolo Toma  5 , Catherine Treguier  7 , Karen Rosendahl  8
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Bone age for chronological age determination - statement of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology musculoskeletal task force group

Lil-Sofie Ording Müller et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 Jun.

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.

Keywords: Adolescent; Bone age; Children; Forensic imaging; Radiography; Skeletal maturation.

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