ArticleActa radiologica open2020
Comparison of reliability of magnetic resonance imaging using cartilage and T1-weighted sequences in the assessment of the closure of the growth plates at the knee.
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- Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee for chronological age estimation-a systematic review.European radiology · 2023Pooled it
- Forensic Age Estimation of the Knee with 3D MEDIC MRI.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of physeal abnormalities of the knee with MRI.Skeletal radiology · 2026Review
- Five-year MRI follow-up of growth-related complications after ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Growth plate continuity on knee MRI predicts growth hormone effect in mid-to-late puberty with idiopathic short stature.Endocrine · 2025Article
- T2-weighted spoiled gradient echo MRI for forensic age estimation: a study on knee growth plates.International journal of legal medicine · 2025Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging of knees: a novel approach to predict recombinant human growth hormone therapy response in short-stature children in late puberty.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2024Article
- Specialist learning curves and clinical feasibility of introducing a new MRI grading system for skeletal maturity.BJR open · 2024Article
- Improving the Age Estimation Efficiency by Calculation of the Area Ratio Index Using Semi-Automatic Segmentation of Knee MRI Images.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Magnetic resonance and diffusion tensor imaging of the adolescent rabbit growth plate of the knee.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging study of factors influencing growth plate closure in adolescents and young adults.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundGrowth development is traditionally evaluated with plain radiographs of the hand and wrist to visualize bone structures using ionizing radiation. Meanwhile, MRI visualizes bone and cartilaginous tissue without radiation exposure. PURPOSE: To determine the state of growth plate closure of the knee in healthy adolescents and young adults and compare the reliability of staging using cartilage sequences and T1-weighted (T1W) sequence between pediatric and general radiologists. MATERIAL AND
methodsA prospective, cross-sectional study of MRI of the knee with both cartilage and T1W sequences was performed in 395 male and female healthy subjects aged between 14.0 and 21.5 years old. The growth plate of the femur and the tibia were graded using a modified staging scale by two pediatric and two general radiologists. Femur and tibia were graded separately with both sequences.
resultsThe intraclass correlation was overall excellent. The inter- and intra-observer agreement for pediatric radiologists on T1W was 82% (κ
conclusionCartilage sequences are more reliable than T1W sequence in the assessment of the growth plate in adolescents and young adults. Pediatric radiology experience is preferable.
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