Abstract #4193
Native 3T MRI for skeletal age assessment of the hand and wrist: a comparison of two methods
Sabine GRASSEGGER 1,2 , Thomas EHAMMER 1 , Thomas WIDEK 1 , Andreas PETROVIC 3 , Pia BAUMANN 4 , and Eva SCHEURER 1,2
1
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for
Clinical-Forensic Imaging, Graz, Styria, Austria,
2
Institute
of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz,
Styria, Austria,
3
Institute
of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology,
Graz, Styria, Austria,
4
University
Centre of Legal Medicine, University of Lausanne,
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
The application of ionizing radiation without medical
indication is prohibited in many countries. Thus, for
the application in age assessment (i.e., in criminal
proceedings and sports regulations) the Dvorak method
based on MRI of the wrist was developed as an
alternative to the standard X-ray based methodology
according to Greulich&Pyle, and is regularly used by the
FIFA for age testing in adolescent soccer athletes. The
accuracy of both methods was evaluated in volunteers
comparing estimated with chronological age. While
Greulich&Pyle was quite accurate, Dvorak showed a great
systematic deviation and cannot be recommended for age
estimation.
This abstract and the presentation materials are available to members only;
a login is required.
Join Here
