Introduction -- Bone Development. Clinical Applications for Skeletal Determinations ; Conventional Techniques for Skeletal Determinations ; Computer Assisted Techniques for Skeletal Determinations -- Indicators of Skeletal Maturity in Children and Adolescents. Infancy ; Toddlers ; Pre-puberty ; Early and Mid-puberty ; Late Puberty ; Post-puberty -- Digital Bone Age Atlas. Subjects ; Methods and Techniques ; Validation of Standards and Technique -- Software User Manual. Software Installation -- Reference Images. Boys ; Girls
Summary
"For decades, the determination of bone maturity has relied on a visual evaluation of skeletal development in the hand and wrist, most commonly using the Greulich and Pyle atlas. The Gilsanz and Ratib digital atlas takes advantage of the advent of digital imaging and provides a more effective and objective approach to skeletal maturity assessment. This atlas integrates the key morphological features of ossification in the bones of the hand and wrist and provides idealized, sex- and age-specific images of skeletal development. This computer-generated set of images should serve as a practical alternative to the reference books currently available."--Jacket
