Pediatric age estimation from radiographs of the knee using deep learning.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Age estimation, especially in pediatric patients, is regularly used in different contexts ranging from forensic over medicolegal to clinical applications. A deep neural network has been developed to automatically estimate chronological age from knee radiographs in pediatric patients.

Authors

  • Aydin Demircioglu
    Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Anton S Quinsten
    Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. anton.quinsten@uk-essen.de.
  • Michael Forsting
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
  • Lale Umutlu
    Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Departments of.
  • Kai Nassenstein
    Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.