A Simplified Method for Assessing Bone Age in Adolescents
Yehuda Limony, Alon Haim, Michael Friger, Emad Alamour, Eyal Kristal, Eli Hershkovitz · 2026
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Description
Yehuda Limony and co-authors built a simpler way to read bone age in teenagers, as a fast alternative to the standard Greulich-Pyle atlas method. They tested it on one hundred seventeen hand and wrist X-rays from healthy adolescents referred for short stature, sixty-seven boys and fifty girls. Each film was read twice, by seasoned specialists and by residents.
Among experienced readers, the simple method showed almost no bias against the atlas, with about ninety-one percent of readings landing within one year. Agreement scores for both methods topped zero point nine. Repeats by the same reader were slightly less steady with the simple method, but stayed acceptable, even for beginners. The team sees it as a quick check and a tool for large studies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yehuda Limony, Alon Haim, Michael Friger, Emad Alamour, Eyal Kristal, Eli Hershkovitz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |