Text-Atlas of Skeletal Age Determination / Current Clinical Imaging (ePub)

The first complete textbook and atlas of the vitally important
technique of bone age assessment utilizing MRI for children's hand
and wrist

This latest volume in the growing Wiley Current Clinical Imaging
series is a must-have resource that collects, in a single volume,
all that is currently known and applicable about the use of
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of bone
age.

Presented in two parts, Text-Atlas of Skeletal Age
Determination: MRI of the Hand and Wrist in Children first
focuses on the anatomic, social, and legal aspects of bone age,
providing a concise overview of the use of bone age determination
in medical, legal, and social systems.??It then covers the clinical
use and application of MRI in assessing bone age. The book offers
complete chapter coverage on endocrinology, puberty, and disorders
of pubertal development; bone marrow maturation in healthy and
diseased states; growth failure and pediatric inflammatory bowel
disease; skeletal findings in neurometabolic disease, genetic
disease, and pediatric oncology patients; and much more.

Text-Atlas of Skeletal Age Determination provides:

* A comprehensive review of the medical, legal, and social
aspects of bone age assessment

* An in-depth discussion of MRI as an alternative to the
traditional ionizing radiation-based radiographic techniques for
the assessment of bone age

* Complete guidelines for clinical application of these MRI-based
techniques

* "Recipes" for replicating these techniques and applications for
diverse patient populations

* Cutting-edge information prepared and presented by an
international team of experts

* A superb collection of beautifully reproduced, high-quality
images

This is an ideal book for radiologists, pediatricians, family
physicians, endocrinologists, and sports medicine physicians
interested in skeletal development and bone age assessment.