ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2020
Estimating forensic age via magnetic resonance imaging of the distal radial epiphysis.
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- Forensic age estimation at the 15- and 18-year thresholds using MRI of the wrist: application of the Vieth staging method.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Article
- Application of Vieth staging in forensic age estimation in the living using MRI of the distal radial epiphysis.International journal of legal medicine · 2025Article
- Magnetic resonance and diffusion tensor imaging of the adolescent rabbit growth plate of the knee.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2023Article
- Forensic age estimation based on magnetic resonance imaging of the proximal humeral epiphysis in Chinese living individuals.International journal of legal medicine · 2021Article
- Forensic age estimation based on fast spin-echo proton density (FSE PD)-weighted MRI of the distal radial epiphysis.International journal of legal medicine · 2021Article
- Ultrasonographic assessment of ossification of the distal radial epiphysis for estimating forensic age.International journal of legal medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging is currently being studied extensively, but it is still far from being the frequently recommended radiological method for age estimation. In this study, we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of distal radius ossification to obtain data for age estimation. Wrist MRI scans from 338 individuals, aged 10-29 years, were examined retrospectively using the staging system of Schmidt et al. and the extension of the stages as described by Timme et al. The results revealed that the minimum ages for stage 4a ossification were 16.0 years in women and 17.7 years in men, whereas those for stage 4b ossification were 16.6 and 18.2 years in women and men, respectively. Stage 5 was not detected in any patient. These results were comparable with those of a previous study using the same methodology with distal radial epiphysis ossification. Our finding regarding stage 4b ossification may provide valuable information on legally important age thresholds relevant to the use of MRI in evaluating the distal radial epiphysis in males. Further research needs to be conducted with large series in different populations to evaluate the triple banding at the distal radial epiphysis.
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