Applicability of Greulich–Pyle and Tanner–Whitehouse grading methods to MRI when assessing hand bone age in forensic age estimation: A pilot study

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 266; pp. 281 - 288
• Main Authors: Urschler, Martin, Krauskopf, Astrid, Widek, Thomas, Sorantin, Erich, Ehammer, Thomas, Borkenstein, Martin, Yen, Kathrin, Scheurer, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Accuracy; Age; Age determination; bone formation; Bone surgery; Bones; Chronology; Forensic age estimation; Forensic engineering; Forensic medicine; Forensic osteology; Forensic science; Forensic sciences; Gender; Grading; Greulich–Pyle; Hand (anatomy); Hand–wrist; Hypotheses; Identification documents; Ionizing radiation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Methods; Morphology; MRI; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Ossification; Pathology; people; Radiographs; Radiography; Regression analysis; skeletal development; Studies; Tanner–Whitehouse; X-ray; Greulich–Pyle; Hand–wrist; X-ray; Tanner–Whitehouse; MRI; Forensic age estimation

•Forensic age estimation with Greulich–Pyle and Tanner–Whitehouse shown on MRI data.•For the first time a comparison of GP and TW2 on MRI and X-ray data is performed.•High inter-rater agreement indicates feasibility of applying GP and TW2 to MRI data. Determination of skeletal development is a key p...