Hand MRI and the Greulich-Pyle atlas in skeletal age estimation in adolescents

An appraisal of Greulich-Pyle Atlas for skeletal age assessment in Pakistan.

OBJECTIVE To assess accurate skeletal age (SA) in clinical and medico-legal decisions using the Greulich-Pyle (GP) atlas and to see its applicability across diverse populations in Karachi. METHODS Hand-Wrist radiographs obtained at our institution from January 2005 to March 2008, for an indication of trauma, in subjects with chronological age (CA) up to 216 months, were reviewed by two radiol...

The applicability of Greulich and Pyle atlas to assess skeletal age for four ethnic groups.

BACKGROUND Recently, determination of skeletal age, defined as the assessment of bone age, has rapidly become an important task between forensic experts and radiologists. The Greulich-Pyle (GP) atlas is one of the most frequently used methods for the assessment of skeletal age around the world. After presentation of the GP approach for the estimation of the bone age, much research has been cond...

The reliability of skeletal age determination by the Greulich and Pyle method in an Iranian sample

Comparison between Greulich-Pyle and Girdany-Golden methods for estimating skeletal age of children in Pakistan.

OBJECTIVE To compare Greulich-Pyle (GP) and Girdany-Golden (GG) methods for estimation of Skeletal Age (SA) in children referred to a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from July 2010 to June 2012. METHODOLOGY Children up to the age of 18 ...

Does Mirror Imaging a Radiograph Affect Reliability of Age Assessment Using the Greulich and Pyle Atlas?*

Age estimation is routinely undertaken by comparing radiographs of the individual in question to published reference samples of individuals of known age. This study examines the reliability of age estimation utilizing the Greulich and Pyle atlas in relation to both left- and right-hand/wrist radiographs and explores whether reversing right-hand/wrist radiographs, so that they are in the same an...