Keywords:
Conventional radiography, CAD, Osteoporosis
Authors:
G. Petrocheilou1, K. Tsilikas1, A. Andrianaki2, G. POLYZOIS1, S. Droulias1, E. labiris1, S. Stathopoulou1, A. Doulgeraki1; 1Athens/GR, 2HERAKLION/GR
DOI:
10.26044/essr2019/P-0105
Conclusion
BoneXpert may deliver a precise and standardised reading of bone age in daily clinical routine,
unlike the conventional manual rating which is more burdensome and may be influenced by the evaluator‘s skills.
The assessment of BHI is also a valuable tool for skeletal health evaluation,
especially for toddlers,
for which DXA reference data are scarce.
However,
in some children the extent of under- or overestimation of BA may be of clinical concern,
therefore BoneXpert is no substitute for the radiologist’s full evaluation of bone abnormalities,
especially when there are incidental findings that need interpretation and further differential diagnosis,
e.g.
the presence of a short fourth metacarpal bone,
which can be idiopathic or due to infection (e.g.
osteomyelitis),
endocrinopathy (pseudohypoparathyroidism or pseudopseudo-hypoparathyroidism),
trauma and Turner syndrome.