Hand Bone Age A Digital Atlas of Skeletal Maturity /

• Main Authors: Gilsanz, Vicente (Author), Ratib, Osman (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Endocrinology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

In the past, determination of bone maturity relied on 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 digital imaging and provides a more effective and objective approach to asses...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Bone Development
• Clinical Applications for Skeletal Determinations
• Cenventional Techniques for Skeletal Determinations
• Computer Assisted Techniques for Skeletal Determinations
• Indicators of Skeletal maturity in Children and Adolescents
• Digital Bone Age Atlas
• iPhone / iPad App User Manual
• Reference Images
• Tables.