Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial Review
Skeletal radiographs along with dental examination are frequently used for age estimation in medicolegal cases where documentary evidence pertaining to age is not available. Wrist and hand radiographs are the most common skeletal radiograph considered for age estimation. Other parts imaged are elbow...
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| description | Skeletal radiographs along with dental examination are frequently used for age estimation in medicolegal cases where documentary evidence pertaining to age is not available. Wrist and hand radiographs are the most common skeletal radiograph considered for age estimation. Other parts imaged are elbow, shoulder, knee, and hip according to suspected age categories. Age estimation by wrist radiographs is usually done by the Tanner-Whitehouse method where the maturity level of each bone is categorized into stages and a final total score is calculated that is then transformed into the bone age. Careful assessment and interpretation at multiple joints are needed to minimize the error and categorize into age-group. In this article, we aimed to summarize a suitable radiographic examination and interpretation for bone age estimation in living children, adolescents, young adults, and adults for medicolegal purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46c4edb19730446b946730d63fb2456c2024-01-27T23:31:16ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-380810.1055/s-0043-1778651Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial ReviewVritika Bhardwaj0Ishan Kumar1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4676-288XPriyanka Aggarwal2Pramod Kumar Singh3Ram C. Shukla4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3125-1817Ashish Verma5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4443-7637Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSkeletal radiographs along with dental examination are frequently used for age estimation in medicolegal cases where documentary evidence pertaining to age is not available. Wrist and hand radiographs are the most common skeletal radiograph considered for age estimation. Other parts imaged are elbow, shoulder, knee, and hip according to suspected age categories. Age estimation by wrist radiographs is usually done by the Tanner-Whitehouse method where the maturity level of each bone is categorized into stages and a final total score is calculated that is then transformed into the bone age. Careful assessment and interpretation at multiple joints are needed to minimize the error and categorize into age-group. In this article, we aimed to summarize a suitable radiographic examination and interpretation for bone age estimation in living children, adolescents, young adults, and adults for medicolegal purposes.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778651bone ageradiographyskeletalPOSCO |
| spellingShingle | Vritika Bhardwaj Ishan Kumar Priyanka Aggarwal Pramod Kumar Singh Ram C. Shukla Ashish Verma Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial Review Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging bone age radiography skeletal POSCO |
| title | Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial Review |
| title_full | Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial Review |
| title_fullStr | Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial Review |
| title_short | Demystifying the Radiography of Age Estimation in Criminal Jurisprudence: A Pictorial Review |
| title_sort | demystifying the radiography of age estimation in criminal jurisprudence a pictorial review |
| topic | bone age radiography skeletal POSCO |
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