Topics of Interest
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RSNA challenge boosts automated bone age ratings
RNSA (The Radiological Society of North America) organized a machine learning challenge in bone age rating in 2017. This article reviews the challenge and explains...
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Automated bone age extended up to 19 years
The upcoming release of BoneXpert version 2.4 (version 2.4.5.1, released Dec 28) extends the Greulich-Pyle bone age range up to 19 years for boys and...
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The world’s first osteoporosis screening
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen’s first public presentation of the new X-rays took place on the 23rd of January 1896 in Würzburg. The Swiss anatomist Albert von Kölliker...
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New Adult Height Predictor with growth path
The BoneXpert adult height predictor, based on the 2009 JCEM article, has been extended, so that it now plots the entire predicted growth path in...
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The friendly co-existence of BoneXpert and image post-processing
BoneXpert, version 2, from January 2013 introduced an increased robustness towards image post-processing. More specifically: edge enhancement and contrast amplification. This version made bone age...
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New thoughtful article in Radiology about CAD
Radiology brings an interesting article entitled “Computer-aided Diagnosis: How to Move from the Laboratory to the Clinic”, which presents a remarkably deep analysis of the...
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How dangerous is it to eat a banana?
A discussion of the radiation dose of a bone age hand X-ray. The hazard of ionizing radiation is of great concern in pediatric radiology, but...