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Congress: ECR25
Poster Number: C-26410
Type: Poster: EPOS Radiologist (educational)
DOI: 10.26044/ecr2025/C-26410
Authorblock: H. H. Sharahili, K. B. Waheed; Dhahran/SA
Disclosures:
Hussain Hadi Sharahili: Consultant: KFMMC
Khawaja Bilal Waheed: Consultant: KFMMC
Keywords: Musculoskeletal bone, Digital radiography, Decision analysis, Developmental disease
Learning objectives Bone age is a common index utilized in pediatric radiology and endocrinology departments worldwide to define skeletal maturity for medical and non-medical purposes [Fig.1]. It is the age expressed in years that corresponds to the level of maturation of bones. Hand and wrist X-rays are the most used images. Bone age may be affected by several factors, including gender, nutrition, metabolic, genetic, and social factors, and either acute or chronic pathologies, especially hormone alteration [Fig.2]. Advanced bone age is common...
Read more Background We retrospectively evaluated hand x-rays of children (aged 1- 14 years) referred to our department from the outpatient clinics (in particular from the endocrinology) using G & P atlas or Hand bone age (or estimation of bone ages in the last 2 years. Bone age was determined using the G & P atlas or Hand bone age (VG & OR, Springer). Bone age was considered abnormal and increased if more than 2 years than the chronological age to avoid any...
Read more Findings and procedure details Out of 212 cases, increased bone ages were seen in 67 patients, boys were seen as more affected than females. Causes of increased bone age were mostly hormone-related disorders (either GH or CAH, 39/67) and to a lesser degree obesity or others.
Read more Conclusion Hormone-related disorders account for most of the causes of increased bone age.Points to rememberBone age represents a common index utilized in pediatric radiology and endocrinology departments worldwide for the definition of skeletal maturity for medical and non-medical purposes. It is defined by the age expressed in years that corresponds to the level of maturation of bones. Although several bones have been studied to better define bone age, the hand and wrist X-rays are the most used images. In fact, the...
Read more References 1. Cavallo F, Mohn A, Chiarelli F, Giannini C. Evaluation of Bone Age in Children: A Mini-Review. Front Pediatr. 2021 Mar 12;9:580314. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.580314. PMID: 33777857; PMCID: PMC7994346.2. Umer M, Eshmawi AA, Alnowaiser K, Mohamed A, Alrashidi H, Ashraf I. Skeletal age evaluation using hand X-rays to determine growth problems. PeerJ Comput Sci. 2023 Nov 22;9:e1512. doi: 10.7717/peerj-cs.1512. PMID: 38077545; PMCID: PMC10702717.
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