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Simu S, Lal S. A study about evolutionary and non-evolutionary segmentation techniques on hand radiographs for bone age assessment. Biomed Signal Process Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2016.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Spampinato C, Palazzo S, Giordano D, Aldinucci M, Leonardi R. Deep learning for automated skeletal bone age assessment in X-ray images. Med Image Anal 2017; 36:41-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Marstrand-Joergensen MR, Jensen RB, Aksglaede L, Duno M, Juul A. Prevalence of SHOX haploinsufficiency among short statured children. Pediatr Res 2017; 81:335-341. [PMID: 27814343 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this clinical study was to determine the prevalence of SHOX haploinsufficiency in a population of short stature patients and describe their anthropometric measurements. METHODS 574 short statured patients were evaluated in a single center (1992-2015). SHOX copy number was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in 574 subjects, followed by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and DNA sequencing in subjects with SHOX haploinsufficiency. We evaluated anthropometric measurements at birth, and at first examination. Skeletal abnormalities were recorded for patients with SHOX haploinsufficiency. RESULTS Thirty-two patients were excluded due to Turner syndrome (n = 28), SRY-positive 46,XX male karyotype (n = 1), or lacked clinical follow-up information (n = 3). The prevalence of SHOX haploinsufficiency was 9 out of 542 (1.7%). The nine children had decreased height -2.85 (0.6) SD scores (SDS) (mean (SD)) and weight -2.15 (1.36) SDS, P < 0.001 and P = 0.001, respectively. The sitting height/height ratio was increased, P = 0.04. Madelung deformity was diagnosed in three patients. Mean height was -2.9 (0.4) SDS at baseline and increased by 0.25 (0.2) SDS, P = 0.046, after 1 y of growth hormone (GH) treatment. CONCLUSION The prevalence of SHOX haploinsufficiency was 1.7%. The clinical findings indicating SHOX haploinsufficiency among the nine children were disproportionate short stature and forearm anomalies.
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pfeil A, Thodberg HH, Renz DM, Reinhardt L, Oelzner P, Wolf G, Böttcher J. Metacarpal bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis estimated by a new Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry method - initial results. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017; 18:6. [PMID: 28061837 PMCID: PMC5216610 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-1348-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry (DXR) method measures the cortical bone thickness in the shafts of the metacarpals and has demonstrated its relevance in the assessment of hand bone loss caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to validate a novel approach of the DXR method in comparison with the original version considering patients with RA. METHOD The study includes 49 patients with verified RA. The new version is an extension of the BoneXpert method commonly used in pediatrics which has these characteristics: (1) It introduces a new technique to analyze the images which automatically validates the results for most images, and (2) it defines the measurement region relative to the ends of the metacarpals. The BoneXpert method measures the Metacarpal Index (MCI) at the metacarpal bone (II to IV). Additionally, the MCI is quantified by the DXR X-posure System. RESULTS The new version correctly analyzed all 49 images, and 45 were automatically validated. The standard deviation between the MCI results of the two versions was 2.9% of the mean MCI. The average Larsen score was 2.6 with a standard deviation of 1.3. The correlation of MCI to Larsen score was -0.81 in both versions, and there was no significant difference in their ability to detect erosions. CONCLUSION The new DXR version (BoneXpert) validated 92% of the cases automatically, while the same good correlation to RA severity could be presented compared to the old version.
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- Alexander Pfeil
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera, Straße des Friedens 122, 07548, Gera, Germany
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Multi-factorial Age Estimation from Skeletal and Dental MRI Volumes. MACHINE LEARNING IN MEDICAL IMAGING 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-67389-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bunch PM, Altes TA, McIlhenny J, Patrie J, Gaskin CM. Skeletal development of the hand and wrist: digital bone age companion-a suitable alternative to the Greulich and Pyle atlas for bone age assessment? Skeletal Radiol 2017; 46:785-793. [PMID: 28343328 PMCID: PMC5393285 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-017-2616-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess reader performance and subjective workflow experience when reporting bone age studies with a digital bone age reference as compared to the Greulich and Pyle atlas (G&P). We hypothesized that pediatric radiologists would achieve equivalent results with each method while digital workflow would improve speed, experience, and reporting quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS IRB approval was obtained for this HIPAA-compliant study. Two pediatric radiologists performed research interpretations of bone age studies randomized to either the digital (Digital Bone Age Companion, Oxford University Press) or G&P method, generating reports to mimic clinical workflow. Bone age standard selection, interpretation-reporting time, and user preferences were recorded. Reports were reviewed for typographical or speech recognition errors. Comparisons of agreement were conducted by way of Fisher's exact tests. Interpretation-reporting times were analyzed on the natural logarithmic scale via a linear mixed model and transformed to the geometric mean. Subjective workflow experience was compared with an exact binomial test. Report errors were compared via a paired random permutation test. RESULTS There was no difference in bone age determination between atlases (p = 0.495). The interpretation-reporting time (p < 0.001) was significantly faster with the digital method. The faculty indicated preference for the digital atlas (p < 0.001). Signed reports had fewer errors with the digital atlas (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Bone age study interpretations performed with the digital method were similar to those performed with the Greulich and Pyle atlas. The digital atlas saved time, improved workflow experience, and reduced reporting errors relative to the Greulich and Pyle atlas when integrated into electronic workflow.
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- Paul M. Bunch
- grid.32224.35Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.134936.aDepartment of Radiology, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212 USA
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- grid.412587.dDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800170, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- grid.412587.dDepartment of Health Evaluation Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800717, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- grid.412587.dDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800170, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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Varimo T, Miettinen PJ, Känsäkoski J, Raivio T, Hero M. Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, functional hypogonadotropism or constitutional delay of growth and puberty? An analysis of a large patient series from a single tertiary center. Hum Reprod 2016; 32:147-153. [PMID: 27927844 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION What diagnoses underlie delayed puberty (DP) and predict its outcome? SUMMARY ANSWER A multitude of different diagnoses underlie DP, and in boys a history of cryptorchidism, small testicular size and slow growth velocity (GV) predict its clinical course. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY DP is caused by a variety of underlying etiologies. Hormonal markers can be used in the differential diagnosis of DP but none of them have shown complete diagnostic accuracy. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION Medical records of 589 patients evaluated for DP in a single tertiary care center between 2004 and 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Clinical and biochemical data of 174 boys and 70 girls who fulfilled the criteria of DP were included in the analyses. We characterized the frequencies of underlying conditions and evaluated the predictive efficacy of selected clinical and hormonal markers. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Thirty etiologies that underlie DP were identified. No markers of clinical value could be identified in the girls, whereas a history of cryptorchidism in the boys was associated with an increase in the risk of permanent hypogonadism (odds ratio 17.2 (95% CI; 3.4-85.4, P < 0.001)). The conditions that cause functional hypogonadotropic hypogonadism were more frequent in boys with a GV below 3 cm/yr than in those growing faster (19% vs 4%, P < 0.05). In this series, the most effective markers to discriminate the prepubertal boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) from those with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) were testicular volume (cut-off 1.1 ml with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 91%), GnRH-induced maximal LH (cut-off 4.3 IU/L; 100%, 75%) and basal inhibin B (INHB) level (cut-off 61 ng/L; 90%, 83%). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION The main limitation of the study is the retrospective design. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Prior cryptorchidism and slow GV are two important clinical cues that may help clinicians to predict the clinical course of DP in boys, whereas markers of similar value could not be identified in girls. In prepubertal boys, testicular size appeared as effective as INHB and GnRH-induced LH levels in the differential diagnosis between CHH and CDGP. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTERESTS This study was supported by the Academy of Finland (268356), Foundation for Pediatric Research (7495), Sigrid Juselius Foundation (2613) and the Finnish Medical Foundation (011115). The authors have no competing interests to report. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Not applicable.
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- Tero Varimo
- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, and Biomedicum Stem Cell Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland .,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Evaluation and phenotypic characteristics of 293 Danish girls with tall stature: effects of oral administration of natural 17β-estradiol. Pediatr Res 2016; 80:693-701. [PMID: 27410906 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reduction of adult height by sex steroid treatment was introduced decades ago in tall statured children, but controlled trials are lacking and treatment is controversial. In this study, we wanted to evaluate the phenotypic characteristics in girls referred due to tall stature and the effect of oral administration of 17β-estradiol on predicted adult height in girls. METHODS A single-centre retrospective observational study of 304 girls evaluated consecutively due to tall stature between 1993 and 2013. 207 patients diagnosed with constitutionally tall stature (CTS), 60 (29%) girls ended up being treated with 17β-estradiol with a duration of 1.7 y (1.2; 2.5) (median (25; 75 percentile)), and final height was available in 26 girls. RESULTS At baseline, 20% of girls with CTS had supranormal IGF-I, whereas reproductive hormones were within the normal range. Final adult height was reduced with 1.6 ± 2.1 cm in the girls treated with 17β-estradiol when compared to initial prediction. Chronological age, bone age, estradiol, and IGF-I at baseline or estrogen dose did not predict height reduction. CONCLUSIONS Serum IGF-I was elevated tall statured children, but did not predict the effect of treatment with 17β-estradiol, which caused a modest reduction in final adult height.
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Pfeil A, Krojniak L, Renz DM, Reinhardt L, Franz M, Oelzner P, Wolf G, Böttcher J. Psoriatic arthritis is associated with bone loss of the metacarpals. Arthritis Res Ther 2016; 18:248. [PMID: 27782850 PMCID: PMC5080685 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-016-1145-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background BoneXpert (BX) is a newly developed medical device based on digital X-ray radiogrammetry to measure human cortical bone thickness. The aim of this study was to quantify cortical bone loss of the metacarpals in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and compare these findings with other radiological scoring methods. Methods The study includes 104 patients with verified PsA. The BX method was used to measure the Metacarpal Index (MCI) at the metacarpal bones (II–IV). Additionally, the T-score of the MCI (T-scoreMCI) was calculated. Radiographic severity was determined by the Psoriatic Arthritis Ratingen Score (Proliferation Score and Destruction Score) as published by Wassenberg et al. and the Psoriatic Arthritis modified van der Heijde Sharp Score (Joint Space Narrowing Score and Erosion Score). Results For the total PsA study cohort, the T-scoreMCI was significantly reduced by −1.289 ± 1.313 SD. The MCI negatively correlated with the Proliferation Score (r = −0.732; p < 0.001) and the Destruction Score (r = −0.771; p < 0.001) of the Psoriatic Arthritis Ratingen Score. Lower coefficients of correlations were observed for the Psoriatic Arthritis modified van der Heijde Sharp Score. In this context, a severity-dependent and PsA-related periarticular demineralisation as measured by the MCI was quantified. The strongest reduction of −30.8 % (p < 0.01) was observed for the MCI in the Destruction Score. Conclusions The BX MCI score showed periarticular demineralisation and severity-dependent bone loss in patients with PsA. The measurements of the BX technique were able to sensitively differentiate between the different stages of disease manifestation affecting bone integrity and thereby seem to achieve the potential to be a surrogate marker of radiographic progression in PsA.
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- Alexander Pfeil
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera, Straße des Friedens 122, Gera, 07548, Germany
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Thodberg HH, van Rijn RR, Jenni OG, Martin DD. Automated determination of bone age from hand X-rays at the end of puberty and its applicability for age estimation. Int J Legal Med 2016; 131:771-780. [PMID: 27757577 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-016-1471-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The BoneXpert method for automated determination of bone age from hand X-rays was introduced in 2009, covering the Greulich-Pyle bone age ranges up to 17 years for boys and 15 years for girls. This paper presents an extension of the method up to bone age 19 years for boys and 18 years for girls. The extension was developed based on images from the First Zurich Longitudinal Study of 231 healthy children born in 1954-1956 and followed with annual X-rays of both hands until adulthood. The method was validated on two cross-sectional studies of healthy children from Rotterdam and Los Angeles. We found root mean square deviations from manual rating of 0.69 and 0.45 years in these two studies for boys in the bone age range 17-19 years. For girls, the deviations were 0.75 and 0.59 years, respectively, in the bone age range 15-18 years. It is shown how the automated bone age method can be applied to infer the age probability distribution for healthy Caucasian European males. Considering a population with age 15.0-21.0 years, the method can be used to decide whether the subject is above 18 years with a false positive rate (children classified as adults) of 10 % (95% confidence interval = 7-13%) and a false negative rate of 30 % (adults classified as children). To apply this method in other ethnicities will require a study of the average of "bone age - age" at the end of puberty, i.e. how much this population is shifted relative to the Greulich-Pyle standard.
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- Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Tubingen University Children's Hospital, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 1, 72076 Tübingen, and Filderklinik, Im Haberschlai 7, 70794, Filderstadt, Germany
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Urschler M, Krauskopf A, Widek T, Sorantin E, Ehammer T, Borkenstein M, Yen K, Scheurer E. Applicability of Greulich–Pyle and Tanner–Whitehouse grading methods to MRI when assessing hand bone age in forensic age estimation: A pilot study. Forensic Sci Int 2016; 266:281-288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new implementation of digital X-ray radiogrammetry and reference curves of four indices of cortical bone for healthy European adults. Arch Osteoporos 2016; 11:17. [PMID: 27116027 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-016-0267-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Digital X-ray radiogrammetry performs measurements on a hand radiograph in digital form. We present an improved implementation of the method and provide reference curves for four indices for the amount of bone. We collected 1662 hand radiographs of healthy subjects of age 9-100 years. PURPOSE The digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) method has been shown to be efficient for diagnosis of osteoporosis and for assessment of progression of rheumatoid arthritis. The aim of this work is to present a new DXR implementation and reference curves of four indices of cortical bone and to compare their relative SDs in healthy subjects at fixed age and gender. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1662 hand radiographs of healthy subjects of age 9-100 years were collected in Jena in 2001-2005. We also used a longitudinal study of 116 Danish children born in 1952 with on average 11 images taken over the age range 7 to 40 years. The new DXR method reconstructs the whole metacarpal contour so that the metacarpal lengths can be measured and used in two of the indices. The new DXR method automatically validates 97 % of the images and is implemented as a local server for PACS users. RESULTS The Danish bone health index (BHI) data are consistent with the Jena data and also with the published BHI reference for healthy children. BHI is found to have smaller relative SD than the other three indices in the Jena cohort over the age range 20-80 years. CONCLUSION The new DXR method is an extension of the existing BoneXpert method for children, which allows patients to be followed from childhood into adulthood with the same method. By making all four indices of cortical bone available within the same medical device, it becomes possible to decide which index has the best relation to fracture risk in future studies.
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Zhang J, Lin F, Ding X. Maturation Disparity between Hand-Wrist Bones in a Chinese Sample of Normal Children: An Analysis Based on Automatic BoneXpert and Manual Greulich and Pyle Atlas Assessment. Korean J Radiol 2016; 17:435-42. [PMID: 27134531 PMCID: PMC4842862 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.3.435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the maturation disparity of hand-wrist bones using the BoneXpert system and Greulich and Pyle (GP) atlas in a sample of normal children from China. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study included 229 boys and 168 girls aged 2-14 years. The bones in the hand and wrist were divided into five groups: distal radius and ulna, metacarpals, proximal phalanges, middle phalanges and distal phalanges. Bone age (BA) was assessed separately using the automatic BoneXpert and GP atlas by two raters. Differences in the BA between the most advanced and retarded individual bones and bone groups were analyzed. RESULTS In 75.8% of children assessed with the BoneXpert and 59.4% of children assessed with the GP atlas, the BA difference between the most advanced and most retarded individual bones exceeded 2.0 years. The BA mean differences between the most advanced and most retarded individual bones were 2.58 and 2.25 years for the BoneXpert and GP atlas methods, respectively. Furthermore, for both methods, the middle phalanges were the most advanced group. The most retarded group was metacarpals for BoneXpert, while metacarpals and the distal radius and ulna were the most retarded groups according to the GP atlas. Overall, the BAs of the proximal and distal phalanges were closer to the chronological ages than those of the other bone groups. CONCLUSION Obvious and regular maturation disparities are common in normal children. Overall, the BAs of the proximal and distal phalanges are more useful for BA estimation than those of the other bone groups.
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- Ji Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.; Department of Radiology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Giordano D, Kavasidis I, Spampinato C. Modeling skeletal bone development with hidden Markov models. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2016; 124:138-147. [PMID: 26563685 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This paper presents a tool for automatic assessment of skeletal bone age according to a modified version of the Tanner and Whitehouse (TW2) clinical method. The tool is able to provide an accurate bone age assessment in the range 0-6 years by processing epiphysial/metaphysial ROIs with image-processing techniques, and assigning TW2 stage to each ROI by means of hidden Markov models. The system was evaluated on a set of 360 X-rays (180 for males and 180 for females) achieving a high success rate in bone age evaluation (mean error rate of 0.41±0.33 years comparable to human error) as well as outperforming other effective methods. The paper also describes the graphical user interface of the tool, which is also released, thus to support and speed up clinicians' practices when dealing with bone age assessment.
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- Daniela Giordano
- The Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- The Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- The Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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Mergler S, de Man SA, Boot AM, Heus KGCBBD, Huijbers WAR, van Rijn RR, Penning C, Evenhuis HM. Automated radiogrammetry is a feasible method for measuring bone quality and bone maturation in severely disabled children. Pediatr Radiol 2016; 46:1017-22. [PMID: 27026024 PMCID: PMC4883271 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-016-3548-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 12/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children with severe neurological impairment and intellectual disability are prone to low bone quality and fractures. OBJECTIVE We studied the feasibility of automated radiogrammetry in assessing bone quality in this specific group of children. We measured outcome of bone quality and, because these children tend to have altered skeletal maturation, we also studied bone age. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used hand radiographs obtained in 95 children (mean age 11.4 years) presenting at outpatient paediatric clinics. We used BoneXpert software to determine bone quality, expressed as paediatric bone index and bone age. RESULTS Regarding feasibility, we successfully obtained a paediatric bone index in 60 children (63.2%). The results on bone quality showed a mean paediatric bone index standard deviation score of -1.85, significantly lower than that of healthy peers (P < 0.0001). Almost 50% of the children had severely diminished bone quality. In 64% of the children bone age diverged more than 1 year from chronological age. This mostly concerned delayed bone maturation. CONCLUSION Automated radiogrammetry is feasible for evaluating bone quality in children who have disabilities but not severe contractures. Bone quality in these children is severely diminished. Because bone maturation frequently deviated from chronological age, we recommend comparison to bone-age-related reference values.
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- Sandra Mergler
- Department of General Practice and Intellectual Disability Medicine, University Medical Centre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Medical Department ASVZ, Care and Service Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Sliedrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Paediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Beatrix Hospital, Gorinchem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice and Intellectual Disability Medicine, University Medical Centre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice and Intellectual Disability Medicine, University Medical Centre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Feature description with SIFT, SURF, BRIEF, BRISK, or FREAK? A general question answered for bone age assessment. Comput Biol Med 2016; 68:67-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Satoh M. Bone age: assessment methods and clinical applications. Clin Pediatr Endocrinol 2015; 24:143-52. [PMID: 26568655 PMCID: PMC4628949 DOI: 10.1297/cpe.24.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The main bone age assessment methods are the Greulich-Pyle and Tanner-Whitehouse 2
methods, both of which involve left hand and wrist radiographs. Several other bone age
assessment methods have been developed, including ultrasonographic, computerized, and
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging methods. The ultrasonographic method appears unreliable in
children with delayed and advanced bone age. MR imaging is noninvasive; however, bone age
assessment using MR imaging is relatively new, and further examinations are needed. An
automated method for determining bone age, named BoneXpert, has been validated for
Caucasian children with growth disorders and children of various ethnic groups. Sex
hormones are necessary for bone growth and maturation in children with a bone age
corresponding to normal pubertal age, and estrogen is essential for growth plate closure.
Bone age is an effective indicator for diagnosing and treating various diseases. A new
method for adult height prediction based on bone age has been developed using BoneXpert,
in addition to the commonly used Bayley-Pinneau and Tanner-Whitehouse mark II methods.
Furthermore, bone age may become a predictor for the timing of peak height velocity and
menarche.
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- Mari Satoh
- Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Urschler M, Grassegger S, Štern D. What automated age estimation of hand and wrist MRI data tells us about skeletal maturation in male adolescents. Ann Hum Biol 2015; 42:358-67. [PMID: 26313328 DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2015.1043945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Age estimation of individuals is important in human biology and has various medical and forensic applications. Recent interest in MR-based methods aims to investigate alternatives for established methods involving ionising radiation. Automatic, software-based methods additionally promise improved estimation objectivity. AIM To investigate how informative automatically selected image features are regarding their ability to discriminate age, by exploring a recently proposed software-based age estimation method for MR images of the left hand and wrist. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred and two MR datasets of left hand images are used to evaluate age estimation performance, consisting of bone and epiphyseal gap volume localisation, computation of one age regression model per bone mapping image features to age and fusion of individual bone age predictions to a final age estimate. RESULTS Quantitative results of the software-based method show an age estimation performance with a mean absolute difference of 0.85 years (SD = 0.58 years) to chronological age, as determined by a cross-validation experiment. Qualitatively, it is demonstrated how feature selection works and which image features of skeletal maturation are automatically chosen to model the non-linear regression function. CONCLUSION Feasibility of automatic age estimation based on MRI data is shown and selected image features are found to be informative for describing anatomical changes during physical maturation in male adolescents.
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- Martin Urschler
- a Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical Forensic Imaging , Graz , Austria .,b Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision, Graz University of Technology, BioTechMed , Graz , Austria , and
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- a Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical Forensic Imaging , Graz , Austria .,c Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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- b Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision, Graz University of Technology, BioTechMed , Graz , Austria , and
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Nüsken E, Imschinetzki D, Nüsken KD, Körber F, Mentzel HJ, Peitz J, Bald M, Büscher R, John U, Klaus G, Konrad M, Pape L, Tönshoff B, Martin D, Weber L, Dötsch J. Automated Greulich-Pyle bone age determination in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2015; 30:1173-9. [PMID: 25787071 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3042-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Growth restriction and retarded bone age are common findings in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We compared the automated BoneXpert™ method with the manual assessment of an X-ray of the non-dominant hand. METHODS In this retrospective multicenter study, 359 patients with CKD stages 2-5, aged 2-14.5 (girls) or 2.5-17 years (boys) were included. Bone age was determined manually by three experts (according to Greulich and Pyle). Automated determination of bone age was performed using the image analysis software BoneXpert™. RESULTS There was a strong correlation between the automatic and the manual method (r = 0.983, p < 0.001). The automatic method tended to generate higher bone age values (0.64 ± 0.73 years) in the younger patients (4-5 years) and to underestimate retardation or acceleration of bone age. The so-called "bone health index" (BHI) was reduced in comparison to the reference population. Bone health index standard deviation score (BHI-SDS) was not related to the stage of CKD, but weakly negatively correlated with plasma PTH concentrations (r = 0.12, p = 0.019). CONCLUSIONS BoneXpert™ allows an objective, time-saving, and in general valid bone age assessment in children with CKD. Possible underestimation of retarded or accelerated bone age should be taken into account. Validation of the BHI needs further study.
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- Eva Nüsken
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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There has recently been an increased demand in bone age estimation (BAE) of living individuals and human remains in legal medicine applications. A severe drawback of established BAE techniques based on X-ray images is radiation exposure, since many countries prohibit scanning involving ionizing radiation without diagnostic reasons. We propose a completely automated method for BAE based on volumetric hand MRI images. On our database of 56 male caucasian subjects between 13 and 19 years, we are able to estimate the subjects age with a mean difference of 0.85 ± 0.58 years compared to the chronological age, which is in line with radiologist results using established radiographic methods. We see this work as a promising first step towards a novel MRI based bone age estimation system, with the key benefits of lacking exposure to ionizing radiation and higher accuracy due to exploitation of volumetric data.
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Ovarian morphology and function during growth hormone therapy of short girls born small for gestational age. Fertil Steril 2014; 102:1733-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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De Sanctis V, Di Maio S, Soliman AT, Raiola G, Elalaily R, Millimaggi G. Hand X-ray in pediatric endocrinology: Skeletal age assessment and beyond. Indian J Endocrinol Metab 2014; 18:S63-S71. [PMID: 25538880 PMCID: PMC4266871 DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.145076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Skeletal age assessment (SAA) is a clinical procedure which is used in determining the SA of children and adolescents. Bone development is influenced by a number of factors, including nutrition, hormonal secretions, and genetics. There are several factors to be borne in mind when using methods of assessing skeletal maturity. These include: Variability among methods, degree of variability in the estimation of skeletal maturation, sources of low accuracy, and dispersion of the values of skeletal maturation. Currently, the main clinical methods for SAA are the Greulich and Pyle (GP) and Tanner and Whitehouse (TW) methods. The GP method has the advantage of being quick and easy to use. A well-trained radiologist takes few minutes to determine the bone age (BA) from a single hand radiograph. The method of TW, however, seems to be more reliable than the GP method. In recent years, the increasing speed in computer sciences and reduction of their cost has given the opportunity to create and use computerized BA estimation system. Despite the fact that the number of automated systems for BAA have increased, most are still within the experimental phase. The use of automated BA determination system, cleared for clinical use in Europe (BoneXpert), has been validated for various ethnicities and children with endocrine disorders. Ultrasound imaging has some limitations that include operator dependence, lower intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of assessment and difficulties with standardization of documentation and imaging transfer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is noninvasive alternative tool for SA assessment in children. However, few studies have been reported on this topic, and further research is needed to evaluate the reliability and validity of MRI BAAs. In conclusion, at present radiographic methods for the assessment of BA remain the gold standards. Whatever method one adopts, it is essential to minimize the causes of imprecision by taking care to consider the quality of the X-ray. Moreover, it is imperative to assume a correct hand positioning because poor positioning can change the appearance of some bones. It is also preferable to employ scoring methods to these techniques and percentiles rather than BA in years and months. In addition, the possible differences in maturation among different population should be kept in mind.
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- Vincenzo De Sanctis
- Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Alexandria University Children's Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Primary Health Care, AbuNakhla Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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Automated determination of bone age and bone mineral density in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a feasibility study. Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16:424. [PMID: 25158602 PMCID: PMC4293113 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-014-0424-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Chronic inflammation combined with glucocorticoid treatment and immobilization puts juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients at risk of impaired growth and reduced bone mineral density (BMD). Conventional methods for evaluating bone age and BMD are time-consuming or come with additional costs and radiation exposure. In addition, an automated measurement of bone age and BMD is likely to be more consistent than visual evaluation. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an automated method for determination of bone age and (cortical) bone mineral density (cBMD) in severely affected JIA patients. A secondary objective was to describe bone age and cBMD in this specific JIA population eligible for biologic treatment. Methods In total, 69 patients with standard hand radiographs at the start of etanercept treatment and of calendar age within the reliability ranges (2.5 to 17 years for boys and 2 to 15 years for girls) were extracted from the Dutch Arthritis and Biologicals in Children register. Radiographs were analyzed using the BoneXpert method, thus automatically determining bone age and cBMD expressed as bone health index (BHI). Agreement between measurements of the left- and right-hand radiographs and a repeated measurement of the left hand were assessed with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Regression analysis was used to identify variables associated with Z-scores of bone age and BHI. Results The BoneXpert method was reliable in the evaluation of radiographs of 67 patients (radiographs of 2 patients were rejected because of poor image quality). Agreement between left- and right-hand radiographs (ICC = 0.838 to 0.996) and repeated measurements (ICC = 0.999 to 1.000) was good. Mean Z-scores of bone age (−0.36, P = 0.051) and BHI (−0.85, P < 0.001) were lower compared to the healthy population. Glucocorticoid use was associated with delayed bone age (0.79 standard deviation (SD), P = 0.028), and male gender was associated with a lower Z-score of BHI (0.65 SD, P = 0.021). Conclusions BoneXpert is an easy-to-use method for assessing bone age and cBMD in patients with JIA, provided that radiographs are of reasonable quality and patients’ bone age lies within the age ranges of the program. The population investigated had delayed bone maturation and lower cBMD than healthy children. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13075-014-0424-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Impact of ensemble learning in the assessment of skeletal maturity. J Med Syst 2014; 38:87. [PMID: 25012476 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0087-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The assessment of the bone age, or skeletal maturity, is an important task in pediatrics that measures the degree of maturation of children's bones. Nowadays, there is no standard clinical procedure for assessing bone age and the most widely used approaches are the Greulich and Pyle and the Tanner and Whitehouse methods. Computer methods have been proposed to automatize the process; however, there is a lack of exploration about how to combine the features of the different parts of the hand, and how to take advantage of ensemble techniques for this purpose. This paper presents a study where the use of ensemble techniques for improving bone age assessment is evaluated. A new computer method was developed that extracts descriptors for each joint of each finger, which are then combined using different ensemble schemes for obtaining a final bone age value. Three popular ensemble schemes are explored in this study: bagging, stacking and voting. Best results were achieved by bagging with a rule-based regression (M5P), scoring a mean absolute error of 10.16 months. Results show that ensemble techniques improve the prediction performance of most of the evaluated regression algorithms, always achieving best or comparable to best results. Therefore, the success of the ensemble methods allow us to conclude that their use may improve computer-based bone age assessment, offering a scalable option for utilizing multiple regions of interest and combining their output.
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Even L, Andersson B, Kriström B, Albertsson-Wikland K, Hochberg Z. Role of growth hormone in enchondroplasia and chondral osteogenesis: evaluation by X-ray of the hand. Pediatr Res 2014; 76:109-14. [PMID: 24732105 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The process of growth and maturation of long (radius and ulna) and short (metacarpals and phalanges) bones of the hand (enchondroplasia) differs from that of the carpal cuboid bones (chondral osteogenesis). This study aimed to assess the impact of growth hormone (GH) on these two processes of bone maturation. METHODS Subjects of the study were 95 prepubertal children: 30 children with GH deficiency and 65 children with idiopathic short stature, aged 7.4 ± 1.9 y (mean ± SD) (trial registration number 98-0198-033). Bone maturation was assessed by the Greulich and Pyle method from X-rays obtained at the start and at 1 and 2 y of GH treatment, separately for carpals, long bones, and short bones, and was expressed as years of delay relative to chronological age. RESULTS At GH start, the delay in bone maturation in the GH-deficient group was significantly greater for carpals (3.6 ± 1.3 y) than for long (3.0 ± 1.3 y) and short (1.7 ± 1.1 y) bones. The delay was nonsignificantly greater for carpal bones in GH-deficient subjects than in subjects with idiopathic short stature (3.6 ± 1.3 vs. 3.1 ± 1.1 y, respectively) and was normalized after 2 y of GH treatment. CONCLUSION The dominant effect of GH was on chondral osteogenesis, with milder effect on enchondroplasia. A distinct delay in carpal and long-bone maturation, which normalizes during 2 y of GH treatment, was typical in GH-deficient children. Therefore, separate carpal bone assessment in bone age reading is needed.
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- Lea Even
- Departments of Pediatrics, Western Galilee Hospital Naharia and the Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Göteborg Pediatric Growth Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Göteborg Pediatric Growth Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Manzoor Mughal A, Hassan N, Ahmed A. Bone age assessment methods: a critical review. Pak J Med Sci 2014; 30:211-5. [PMID: 24639863 PMCID: PMC3955574 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.301.4295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The bone age of a child indicates his/her level of biological and structural maturity better than the chronological age calculated from the date of birth. Radiography of the hand & wrist is the commonest modality used to calculate bone age. Automated methods for evaluation of hand and wrist radiographs are also being developed which reduce inter rater variability compared to manual methods. Non radiation based techniques of visualizing hand & wrist bones such as ultrasonography for bone age calculation have been theorized but are not as accurate as radiographic methods. By the age of 18 years, bone age cannot be computed from hand & wrist radiographs, therefore the medial end of the clavicle is used for bone age calculation in individuals aged 18—22 years. CT visualization of the clavicle has been extensively studied but requires a high dose of radiation. MRI based methods are being developed but require more research. Dental age is an alternate form of bone age determination, which also gives an estimate of skeletal maturity. The iliac bone and femoral head have also been studied for computation of bone age but no standardized methods have yet been generated. As different modalities of bone age estimation provide different results and their applicability differs in different ethnicities, we need to design studies in order to compare them and select the method best suited to Pakistani children. Sources of Data/Study Selection: Recent articles published between years 2004-2013 obtained from online search engines Pubmed and Google Scholar were used in preparation of this review.
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- Arsalan Manzoor Mughal
- Dr. Arsalan Manzoor Mughal, MBBS, M. Phil Candidate, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Nuzhat Hassan, MBBS, M.Phil (Anatomy), Professor & Head of Anatomy Department, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Anwar Ahmed, MBBS, FMRD, MD, FCPS, Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, North Nazimabad, Karachi, Pakistan
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Ebner T, Stern D, Donner R, Bischof H, Urschler M. Towards automatic bone age estimation from MRI: localization of 3D anatomical landmarks. MEDICAL IMAGE COMPUTING AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVENTION : MICCAI ... INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL IMAGE COMPUTING AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVENTION 2014; 17:421-8. [PMID: 25485407 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10470-6_53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bone age estimation (BAE) is an important procedure in forensic practice which recently has seen a shift in attention from X-ray to MRI based imaging. To automate BAE from MRI, localization of the joints between hand bones is a crucial first step, which is challenging due to anatomical variations, different poses and repeating structures within the hand. We propose a landmark localization algorithm using multiple random regression forests, first analyzing the shape of the hand from information of the whole image, thus implicitly modeling the global landmark configuration, followed by a refinement based on more local information to increase prediction accuracy. We are able to clearly outperform related approaches on our dataset of 60 T1-weighted MR images, achieving a mean landmark localization error of 1.4 ± 1.5mm, while having only 0.25% outliers with an error greater than 10mm.
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Automated bone age assessment: motivation, taxonomies, and challenges. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2013; 2013:391626. [PMID: 24454534 PMCID: PMC3876824 DOI: 10.1155/2013/391626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bone age assessment (BAA) of unknown people is one of the most important topics in clinical procedure for evaluation of biological maturity of children. BAA is performed usually by comparing an X-ray of left hand wrist with an atlas of known sample bones. Recently, BAA has gained remarkable ground from academia and medicine. Manual methods of BAA are time-consuming and prone to observer variability. This is a motivation for developing automated methods of BAA. However, there is considerable research on the automated assessment, much of which are still in the experimental stage. This survey provides taxonomy of automated BAA approaches and discusses the challenges. Finally, we present suggestions for future research.
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Validation of automatic bone age determination in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Pediatr Radiol 2013; 43:1615-21. [PMID: 24091922 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-013-2744-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Revised: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Determination of bone age is routinely used for following up substitution therapy in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) but today is a procedure with significant subjectivity. OBJECTIVE The aim was to test the performance of automatic bone age rating by the BoneXpert software package in all radiographs of children with CAH seen at our clinic from 1975 to 2006. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight hundred and ninety-two left-hand radiographs from 100 children aged 0 to 17 years were presented to a human rater and BoneXpert for bone age rating. Images where ratings differed by more than 1.5 years were each rerated by four human raters. RESULTS Rerating was necessary in 20 images and the rerating result was closer to the BoneXpert result than to the original manual rating in 18/20 (90 %). Bone age rating precision based on the smoothness of longitudinal curves comprising a total of 327 data triplets spanning less than 1.7 years showed BoneXpert to be more precise (P<0.001). CONCLUSION BoneXpert performs reliable bone age ratings in children with CAH.
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Bone age determination from hand radiographs is one of the oldest radiographic procedures. The first atlas was published by Poland in 1898, and to date the Greulich Pyle atlas, although it dates from 1959, is still the most commonly used method. Bone age rating is time-consuming, suffers from an unsatisfactorily high rater variability, and therefore already 25 years ago it was proposed to replace the manual rating by an automated, computerized method, a field nowadays referred to as computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). The pursuit of this goal reached a first stage of accomplishment in 1992-1996 with the presentation of several systems. However, they had limited clinical value, and efforts in CAD research were increasingly focused on lesion detection for cancer screening. It was only in 2008 that a fully-automated bone age method was presented, which appears to be clinically acceptable. In this paper we consider the requirements that should be met by an automated bone age method and review the state of the art. Integration in PACS and saving time are important factors for radiologists. But it is the validation of the methods which poses the greatest challenge, because there is no gold standard for bone age rating, and the direct comparison to manual rating is therefore not sufficient for demonstrating that manual rating can be replaced by automated rating. One needs additional studies assessing the precision of a method and its accuracy when used for adult height prediction, which serves as an objective.
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- RR van Rijn
- Department of Radiology, Academic Medical
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Zhang SY, Liu G, Ma CG, Han YS, Shen XZ, Xu RL, Thodberg HH. Automated determination of bone age in a modern chinese population. ISRN RADIOLOGY 2013; 2013:874570. [PMID: 24967289 PMCID: PMC4045514 DOI: 10.5402/2013/874570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rationale and Objective. Large studies have previously been performed to set up a Chinese bone age reference, but it has been difficult to compare the maturation of Chinese children with populations elsewhere due to the potential variability between raters in different parts of the world. We re-analysed the radiographs from a large study of normal Chinese children using an automated bone age rating method to establish a Chinese bone age reference, and to compare the tempo of maturation in the Chinese with other populations. Materials and Methods. X-rays from 2883 boys and 3143 girls aged 2–20 years from five Chinese cities, taken in 2005, were evaluated using the BoneXpert automated method.
Results. Chinese children reached full maturity at the same age as previously studied Asian children from Los Angeles, but 0.6 years earlier than Caucasian children in Los Angeles. The Greulich-Pyle bone age method was adapted to the Chinese population creating a new bone age scale BX-China05. The standard deviation between BX-China05 and chronologic age was 1.01 years in boys aged 8–14, and 1.08 years in girls aged 7–12.
Conclusion. By eliminating rater variability, the automated method provides a reliable and efficient standard for bone age determination in China.
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- Shao-Yan Zhang
- Hebei Research Institute of Sports Sciences, 372 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China
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- Hebei Research Institute of Sports Sciences, 372 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China
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- Dalian Sports Science Research Institute, 31 Shikui Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
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- Wenzhou Sports Science Research Institute, 22 Youyongqiao Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Shanghai Sports Sciences Research Institute, 87 Wuxing Road, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Guangdong Sports Science Research Institute, 818 Aoti Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510663, China
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Harmsen M, Fischer B, Schramm H, Seidl T, Deserno TM. Support vector machine classification based on correlation prototypes applied to bone age assessment. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2012. [PMID: 23192601 DOI: 10.1109/titb.2012.2228211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Bone age assessment (BAA) on hand radiographs is a frequent and time consuming task in radiology. We present a method for (semi)automatic BAA which is done in several steps: (i) extract 14 epiphyseal regions from the radiographs, (ii) for each region, retain image features using the IRMA framework, (iii) use these features to build a classifier model (training phase), (iv) evaluate performance on cross validation schemes (testing phase), (v) classify unknown hand images (application phase). In this paper, we combine a support vector machine (SVM) with cross-correlation to a prototype image for each class. These prototypes are obtained choosing one random hand per class. A systematic evaluation is presented comparing nominal- and real-valued SVM with k nearest neighbor (kNN) classification on 1,097 hand radiographs of 30 diagnostic classes (0 19 years). Mean error in age prediction is 1.0 and 0.83 years for 5-NN and SVM, respectively. Accuracy of nominal- and real-valued SVM based on 6 prominent regions (prototypes) is 91.57% and 96.16%, respectively, for accepting about two years age range.
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Welter P, Fischer B, Günther RW, Deserno né Lehmann TM. Generic integration of content-based image retrieval in computer-aided diagnosis. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2012; 108:589-599. [PMID: 21975083 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Revised: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) offers approved benefits for computer-aided diagnosis (CAD), but is still not well established in radiological routine yet. An essential factor is the integration gap between CBIR systems and clinical information systems. The international initiative Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) aims at improving interoperability of medical computer systems. We took into account deficiencies in IHE compliance of current picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), and developed an intermediate integration scheme based on the IHE post-processing workflow integration profile (PWF) adapted to CBIR in CAD. The Image Retrieval in Medical Applications (IRMA) framework was used to apply our integration scheme exemplarily, resulting in the application called IRMAcon. The novel IRMAcon scheme provides a generic, convenient and reliable integration of CBIR systems into clinical systems and workflows. Based on the IHE PWF and designed to grow at a pace with the IHE compliance of the particular PACS, it provides sustainability and fosters CBIR in CAD.
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- Petra Welter
- Department of Medical Informatics, RWTH Aachen University of Technology, and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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DAVIS LUKEM, THEOBALD BARRYJOHN, LINES JASON, TOMS ANDONI, BAGNALL ANTHONY. ON THE SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HAND RADIOGRAPHS. Int J Neural Syst 2012; 22:1250020. [DOI: 10.1142/s0129065712500207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This research is part of a wider project to build predictive models of bone age using hand radiograph images. We examine ways of finding the outline of a hand from an X-ray as the first stage in segmenting the image into constituent bones. We assess a variety of algorithms including contouring, which has not previously been used in this context. We introduce a novel ensemble algorithm for combining outlines using two voting schemes, a likelihood ratio test and dynamic time warping (DTW). Our goal is to minimize the human intervention required, hence we investigate alternative ways of training a classifier to determine whether an outline is in fact correct or not. We evaluate outlining and classification on a set of 1370 images. We conclude that ensembling with DTW improves performance of all outlining algorithms, that the contouring algorithm used with the DTW ensemble performs the best of those assessed, and that the most effective classifier of hand outlines assessed is a random forest applied to outlines transformed into principal components.
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- LUKE M. DAVIS
- School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Radiology Academy, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UB, United Kingdom
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- School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Martin DD, Heckmann C, Neuhof J, Jenni OG, Ranke MB, Binder G. Comparison of radiogrammetrical metacarpal indices in children and reference data from the First Zurich Longitudinal Study. Pediatr Radiol 2012; 42:982-91. [PMID: 22669456 PMCID: PMC3414699 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2390-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 12/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND A number of radiogrammetrical metacarpal indices are in use, some of which have been adapted for children. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare four known indices-bone mineral density (BMD), relative cortical area, Exton-Smith index, bending breaking resistance index-and the more recently defined pediatric bone index (PBI) according to the two criteria of minimum height dependence and minimum variability in children of equal bone age. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 3,121 left-hand radiographs from 231 healthy Caucasian children ranging in age from 3 to 19 years old were analysed using BoneXpert®, a programme for automatic analysis of hand radiographs and assessment of bone age. RESULTS Dependence on height for chronological age or bone age and the mean relative standard deviation were lowest in the PBI for both genders pooled. The differences in height dependence were statistically significant and are shown to be clinically relevant. Reference data for PBI are presented. CONCLUSION PBI may be a better indicator than BMD for bone health in children; however, verification in a clinical group is needed.
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- David D Martin
- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str 1, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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Avenarius DMF, Ording Müller LS, Eldevik P, Owens CM, Rosendahl K. The paediatric wrist revisited--findings of bony depressions in healthy children on radiographs compared to MRI. Pediatr Radiol 2012; 42:791-8. [PMID: 22430482 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2354-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The presence of erosions is used for diagnosis and monitoring of disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Assessment of carpal bone erosions in children is challenging due to lack of normal references. OBJECTIVE To define normal appearances of bony depressions in the wrist on radiographs and MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS MRI and radiography of the wrist were performed in 88 healthy children, 5-15 years of age. We assessed the number of bony depressions within the carpals/proximal metacarpals on both modalities, separately and combined. RESULTS A total of 75 carpal depressions were identified on radiography compared to 715 on MRI. The number of bony depressions identified radiographically showed no statistically significant difference across age-groups. Within the metacarpals, there was no significant difference between bony depressions identified by MRI or radiography, except at the bases of the second metacarpal. CONCLUSION Bony depressions that resemble erosions are normal findings in the wrist in children. MRI identifies more depressions than radiographs in the carpus. Some bony depressions occur at typical locations and should be accounted for when assessing the wrist in JIA to avoid overstaging.
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- Derk M F Avenarius
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital North Norway, Breivika, 9038, Tromsø, Norway
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Soudack M, Ben-Shlush A, Jacobson J, Raviv-Zilka L, Eshed I, Hamiel O. Bone age in the 21st century: is Greulich and Pyle's atlas accurate for Israeli children? Pediatr Radiol 2012; 42:343-8. [PMID: 22237478 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2302-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The applicability today of Greulich and Pyle's Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist (G&P) is uncertain. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether G&P is accurate in Israeli children today. MATERIALS AND METHODS Left-hand radiographs of 679 children (375 boys) ranging in age from 1 day to 18 years old were obtained for trauma in the period 2001-2009 and were evaluated for bone age according to G&P. Individual bone age was plotted against calendar age and smoothed to obtain the association between calendar age and bone age. Any difference was assessed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test. RESULTS In girls, there was no significant difference between bone age and calendar age (P = 0.188). G&P underestimated bone age in boys <15 years old (median difference, 2.3 months; P < 0.0001) and overestimated bone age in boys ≥15 years old (median difference, 2.9 months; P = 0.0043). The largest median difference (5.4 months; P = 0.0003) was seen in boys 6-10 years old. CONCLUSION The differences between calendar age and bone age according to G&P were relatively small compared with normal variance and are unlikely to be of clinical importance.
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- Michalle Soudack
- Pediatric Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel.
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van Ginneken B, Schaefer-Prokop CM, Prokop M. Computer-aided diagnosis: how to move from the laboratory to the clinic. Radiology 2012; 261:719-32. [PMID: 22095995 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11091710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD), encompassing computer-aided detection and quantification, is an established and rapidly growing field of research. In daily practice, however, most radiologists do not yet use CAD routinely. This article discusses how to move CAD from the laboratory to the clinic. The authors review the principles of CAD for lesion detection and for quantification and illustrate the state-of-the-art with various examples. The requirements that radiologists have for CAD are discussed: sufficient performance, no increase in reading time, seamless workflow integration, regulatory approval, and cost efficiency. Performance is still the major bottleneck for many CAD systems. Novel ways of using CAD, extending the traditional paradigm of displaying markers for a second look, may be the key to using the technology effectively. The most promising strategy to improve CAD is the creation of publicly available databases for training and validation. This can identify the most fruitful new research directions, and provide a platform to combine multiple approaches for a single task to create superior algorithms.
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- Bram van Ginneken
- Department of Radiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Thodberg HH, Jenni OG, Ranke MB, Martin DD. Standardization of the Tanner-Whitehouse bone age method in the context of automated image analysis. Ann Hum Biol 2011; 39:68-75. [DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2011.642405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Baptista RS, Quaglio CL, Mourad LMEH, Hummel AD, Caetano CAC, Ortolani CLF, Pisa IT. A semi-automated method for bone age assessment using cervical vertebral maturation. Angle Orthod 2011; 82:658-62. [PMID: 22059467 DOI: 10.2319/070111-425.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To propose a semi-automated method for pattern classification to predict individuals' stage of growth based on morphologic characteristics that are described in the modified cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) method of Baccetti et al. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 188 lateral cephalograms were collected, digitized, evaluated manually, and grouped into cervical stages by two expert examiners. Landmarks were located on each image and measured. Three pattern classifiers based on the Naïve Bayes algorithm were built and assessed using a software program. The classifier with the greatest accuracy according to the weighted kappa test was considered best. RESULTS The classifier showed a weighted kappa coefficient of 0.861 ± 0.020. If an adjacent estimated pre-stage or poststage value was taken to be acceptable, the classifier would show a weighted kappa coefficient of 0.992 ± 0.019. CONCLUSION Results from this study show that the proposed semi-automated pattern classification method can help orthodontists identify the stage of CVM. However, additional studies are needed before this semi-automated classification method for CVM assessment can be implemented in clinical practice.
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- Roberto S Baptista
- Department of Health Informatics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Welter P, Deserno TM, Fischer B, Günther RW, Spreckelsen C. Towards case-based medical learning in radiological decision making using content-based image retrieval. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2011; 11:68. [PMID: 22032775 PMCID: PMC3217894 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-11-68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Radiologists' training is based on intensive practice and can be improved with the use of diagnostic training systems. However, existing systems typically require laboriously prepared training cases and lack integration into the clinical environment with a proper learning scenario. Consequently, diagnostic training systems advancing decision-making skills are not well established in radiological education. METHODS We investigated didactic concepts and appraised methods appropriate to the radiology domain, as follows: (i) Adult learning theories stress the importance of work-related practice gained in a team of problem-solvers; (ii) Case-based reasoning (CBR) parallels the human problem-solving process; (iii) Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) can be useful for computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). To overcome the known drawbacks of existing learning systems, we developed the concept of image-based case retrieval for radiological education (IBCR-RE). The IBCR-RE diagnostic training is embedded into a didactic framework based on the Seven Jump approach, which is well established in problem-based learning (PBL). In order to provide a learning environment that is as similar as possible to radiological practice, we have analysed the radiological workflow and environment. RESULTS We mapped the IBCR-RE diagnostic training approach into the Image Retrieval in Medical Applications (IRMA) framework, resulting in the proposed concept of the IRMAdiag training application. IRMAdiag makes use of the modular structure of IRMA and comprises (i) the IRMA core, i.e., the IRMA CBIR engine; and (ii) the IRMAcon viewer. We propose embedding IRMAdiag into hospital information technology (IT) infrastructure using the standard protocols Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and Health Level Seven (HL7). Furthermore, we present a case description and a scheme of planned evaluations to comprehensively assess the system. CONCLUSIONS The IBCR-RE paradigm incorporates a novel combination of essential aspects of diagnostic learning in radiology: (i) Provision of work-relevant experiences in a training environment integrated into the radiologist's working context; (ii) Up-to-date training cases that do not require cumbersome preparation because they are provided by routinely generated electronic medical records; (iii) Support of the way adults learn while remaining suitable for the patient- and problem-oriented nature of medicine. Future work will address unanswered questions to complete the implementation of the IRMAdiag trainer.
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- Petra Welter
- Department of Medical Informatics, RWTH Aachen University of Technology, Germany.
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Depeursinge A, Fischer B, Müller H, Deserno TM. Prototypes for content-based image retrieval in clinical practice. Open Med Inform J 2011; 5:58-72. [PMID: 21892374 PMCID: PMC3149811 DOI: 10.2174/1874431101105010058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) has been proposed as key technology for computer-aided diagnostics (CAD). This paper reviews the state of the art and future challenges in CBIR for CAD applied to clinical practice.We define applicability to clinical practice by having recently demonstrated the CBIR system on one of the CAD demonstration workshops held at international conferences, such as SPIE Medical Imaging, CARS, SIIM, RSNA, and IEEE ISBI. From 2009 to 2011, the programs of CADdemo@CARS and the CAD Demonstration Workshop at SPIE Medical Imaging were sought for the key word "retrieval" in the title. The systems identified were analyzed and compared according to the hierarchy of gaps for CBIR systems.In total, 70 software demonstrations were analyzed. 5 systems were identified meeting the criterions. The fields of application are (i) bone age assessment, (ii) bone fractures, (iii) interstitial lung diseases, and (iv) mammography. Bridging the particular gaps of semantics, feature extraction, feature structure, and evaluation have been addressed most frequently.In specific application domains, CBIR technology is available for clinical practice. While system development has mainly focused on bridging content and feature gaps, performance and usability have become increasingly important. The evaluation must be based on a larger set of reference data, and workflow integration must be achieved before CBIR-CAD is really established in clinical practice.
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- Adrien Depeursinge
- Business Information Systems, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES–SO), TechnoArk 3, 3960 Sierre, Switzerland
- Service of Medical Informatics, University and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle–Perret–Gentil 4,1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Informatics, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52057 Aachen, Germany
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- Business Information Systems, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES–SO), TechnoArk 3, 3960 Sierre, Switzerland
- Service of Medical Informatics, University and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Rue Gabrielle–Perret–Gentil 4,1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Informatics, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52057 Aachen, Germany
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Web-based bone age assessment by content-based image retrieval for case-based reasoning. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2011; 7:389-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s11548-011-0627-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 05/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Martin DD, Heckmann C, Jenni OG, Ranke MB, Binder G, Thodberg HH. Metacarpal thickness, width, length and medullary diameter in children--reference curves from the First Zürich Longitudinal Study. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:1525-36. [PMID: 20949257 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1389-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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SUMMARY Metacarpal thickness (T), width (W), length (L) and medullary diameter (M) were measured in 3,121 X-rays from 231 healthy Caucasian children aged 3 to 19 years and analysed for bone age, age, height, weight and gender-related characteristics, showing highly differentiated growth patterns with prepubertal dips. Reference data for the four metacarpal measures are presented. INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to create and explore a reference database for metacarpal T, W, L and M in children. METHODS Three thousand one hundred twenty-one left-hand X-rays (1,661 from boys) from 231 healthy Caucasian subjects (119 boys) aged 3 to 19 years were analysed by BoneXpert, a programme for automatic analysis of hand X-rays and bone age (BA; in years). RESULTS In boys, growth of T, W and L shows a prepubertal decrease from BA 7 to 13 and then accelerates again. In girls, the same is seen only for T starting from BA 8 to 11, whereas W and L grow at a declining rate. M shows steady growth until BA 10.5 in girls and BA 13.5 in boys and then grows smaller in both. W is greater in boys from BA 6 onwards, while L is greater in girls from BA 9 to 13 and T from BA 11 to 14. BA is reflected best by L until start of puberty and by T and L thereafter. CONCLUSION T, W, L and M show highly differentiated growth patterns. These reference data provide a basis for further research into skeletal development and the management of hormone therapies in children.
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- D D Martin
- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Children's Hospital, Hoppe-Seyler Strasse 1, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Brunk M, Ruppertshofen H, Schmidt S, Beyerlein P, Schramm H. Bone Age Classification Using the Discriminative Generalized Hough Transform. BILDVERARBEITUNG FÜR DIE MEDIZIN 2011 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19335-4_59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Thodberg HH, Sävendahl L. Validation and reference values of automated bone age determination for four ethnicities. Acad Radiol 2010; 17:1425-32. [PMID: 20691616 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Revised: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Bone age (BA) rating is associated with a considerable rater variability, which would be eliminated with an automated computerized method. The aim of the study was to validate the BoneXpert method, an automated determination of BA, in American children of four ethnicities. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study is based on a publicly available database of hand x-rays of healthy children, established in a previous, National Institutes of Health-funded study. Radiographs of the left hand were recorded between 1993 and 2006 in Los Angeles, including 1100 images with two independent manual BA ratings and 280 additional images for which the manual ratings were not used. Images were evenly split between Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, and Asian children, and the age range was 0-18.99 years. RESULTS The automated method analyzed all images with BA >2.5 years for boys and >2 years for girls. The root-mean-square (RMS) error between the two manual ratings was 0.63 years, whereas the RMS deviation between the automated BA and the average of the two manual ratings was 0.61 years. The mean BA minus age was computed versus age for each sex and ethnicity. The largest deviation from zero was seen for Hispanic and Asian children older than 12 years, who were about 1 year advanced relative to the Greulich and Pyle standard. CONCLUSION The automated method can analyze images of all ethnicities within a BA range of 2.5-17 years for boys and 2-15 years for girls, and can therefore eliminate the problem with rater variability in BA rating.
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Sørensen K, Mouritsen A, Mogensen SS, Aksglaede L, Juul A. Insulin sensitivity and lipid profiles in girls with central precocious puberty before and during gonadal suppression. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:3736-44. [PMID: 20484471 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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CONTEXT Early menarche is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. It is unknown whether metabolic risk factors are adversely affected in girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) already at time of diagnosis. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate metabolic profiles in girls with early normal puberty (EP) and CPP. DESIGN AND SETTING This was a combined cross-sectional and longitudinal study at a tertiary center of pediatric endocrinology. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION Twenty-three girls with EP or CPP and 115 controls with normal pubertal timing were evaluated by oral glucose tolerance test, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan, and fasting blood samples. Fifteen girls (13 CPP) were treated with GnRH agonists (GnRHa) and reevaluated after 12 and 52 wk of treatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Insulin and glucose levels during oral glucose tolerance test and fasting lipid levels were measured. RESULTS At the time of diagnosis, girls with CPP had higher fasting insulin, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels as well as lower insulin sensitivity and high-density lipoprotein/total cholesterol ratios (all P<0.05) compared with controls after adjustment for pubertal stage and body fat percentage. Age at pubertal onset positively predicted insulin sensitivity for a given pubertal stage (P=0.04) in girls with EP and CPP. Insulin sensitivity decreased significantly during 1 yr of GnRHa treatment (P=0.04). CONCLUSIONS Girls with CPP had adverse metabolic profiles at the time of diagnosis compared with puberty-matched controls. In addition, those with the earliest onset of puberty had the most adverse metabolic profiles. Surprisingly, metabolic profiles deteriorated even further after withdrawal of sex steroids by GnRHa treatment.
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- Kaspar Sørensen
- Department of Growth and Reproduction, GR-5064, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Thodberg HH, van Rijn RR, Tanaka T, Martin DD, Kreiborg S. A paediatric bone index derived by automated radiogrammetry. Osteoporos Int 2010; 21:1391-400. [PMID: 19937229 PMCID: PMC2895878 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-1085-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2009] [Accepted: 09/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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SUMMARY Hand radiographs are obtained routinely to determine bone age of children. This paper presents a method that determines a Paediatric Bone Index automatically from such radiographs. The Paediatric Bone Index is designed to have minimal relative standard deviation (7.5%), and the precision is determined to be 1.42%. INTRODUCTION We present a computerised method to determine bone mass of children based on hand radiographs, including a reference database for normal Caucasian children. METHODS Normal Danish subjects (1,867), of ages 7-17, and 531 normal Dutch subjects of ages 5-19 were included. Historically, three different indices of bone mass have been used in radiogrammetry all based on A = piTW(1 - T/W), where T is the cortical thickness and W the bone width. The indices are the metacarpal index A/W(2), DXR-BMD = A/W, and Exton-Smith's index A/(WL), where L is the length of the bone. These indices are compared with new indices of the form A/(W(a) L(b)), and it is argued that the preferred index has minimal SD relative to the mean value at each bone age and sex. Finally, longitudinal series of X-rays of 20 Japanese children are used to derive the precision of the measurements. RESULTS The preferred index is A/(W(1.33) L(0.33)), which is named the Paediatric Bone Index, PBI. It has mean relative SD 7.5% and precision 1.42%. CONCLUSIONS As part of the BoneXpert method for automated bone age determination, our method facilitates retrospective research studies involving validation of the proposed index against fracture incidence and adult bone mineral density.
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- H H Thodberg
- Visiana, Søllerødvej 57 C, 2840, Holte, Denmark.
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Hsieh CW, Liu TC, Jong TL, Tiu CM. A fuzzy-based growth model with principle component analysis selection for carpal bone-age assessment. Med Biol Eng Comput 2010; 48:579-88. [PMID: 20405228 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0609-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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There are two well-known methods to assess bone age, the Greulich-Pyle method and the Tanner-Whitehouse method, which both utilize the hand radiogram to make bone-age assessment to assist medical doctors to identify the growth status of children. Basically, the morphology of bones could be evaluated to quantitatively describe the maturity. The study extracted the morphology of carpal bones and applied the fuzzy theory with principle component analysis to estimate the maturity of skeleton. Five geometric features of the carpals were extracted including the bone area, the area ratio, and the bone contour of the carpals. In order to analyze these features, the principle component analysis and the statistical correlation combined with three different types of procedure were used to construct a growth model of carpals. Eventually, the results of the three types of procedure with fuzzy rules can construct a bone-age assessment system to identify the maturity of children. The study shows that the proposed model based on fuzzy rule has an accuracy rate above 89% in Type-I and II, and above 87% in Type-III within a tolerance of 1.5 years.
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- Chi-Wen Hsieh
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chiayi University, No. 300 Syuefu Road, Chiayi City, 60004, Taiwan, ROC.
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Thodberg HH, Jenni OG, Caflisch J, Ranke MB, Martin DD. Prediction of adult height based on automated determination of bone age. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:4868-74. [PMID: 19926715 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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CONTEXT Adult height prediction is a common procedure in pediatric endocrinology, but it is associated with a considerable variability and bias from the bone age rating. OBJECTIVE A new method for adult height prediction is presented, based on automated bone age determination. METHOD The method predicts the fraction of height left to grow from age and BoneXpert bone age. This is refined by drawing the prediction toward the population mean, or alternatively toward the height predicted from the parents' heights. Boys' body mass index and girls' height at menarche can be included optionally as predictors. PARTICIPANTS A total of 231 normal children from the First Zurich Longitudinal Study (1ZLS) were followed from age 5 until cessation of growth with annual x-rays of the left hand. A total of 198 normal children from the Third Zurich Longitudinal Study were used for validation. RESULTS The root mean square error of adult height prediction (Tanner-Whitehouse 3 method in parentheses considered as standard for accuracy) on the 1ZLS was 3.3 cm (3.5 cm) for boys aged 10-15 yr and 2.7 cm (3.1 cm; P < 0.005 for difference to Tanner-Whitehouse 3) for girls aged 8-13 yr. High body mass index before puberty negatively affected adult height of boys, independent of bone age. CONCLUSIONS With the new method, adult height prediction has become objective because the dependence on manual bone age rating is eliminated. The method is well-suited to analyze large studies and provide a consistent body of evidence regarding the relation between maturation, body mass, and growth across populations, conditions, and ethnicities.
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