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ZHAO Zeqing, PAN Hui, ZHANG Li, WANG Fengdan, CHEN Shi, YANG Xiao, LI Jianchu. Research Status and Application Prospect of Bone Age Assessment by Ultrasonography[J]. Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 2024, 15(2): 400-405. DOI: 10.12290/xhyxzz.2023-0270
Citation: ZHAO Zeqing, PAN Hui, ZHANG Li, WANG Fengdan, CHEN Shi, YANG Xiao, LI Jianchu. Research Status and Application Prospect of Bone Age Assessment by Ultrasonography[J]. Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 2024, 15(2): 400-405. DOI: 10.12290/xhyxzz.2023-0270
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Research Status and Application Prospect of Bone Age Assessment by Ultrasonography

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    Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China

  • 2.

    Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China

  • 3.

    Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China

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Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Central Public Welfare Research Institute Fundamental Research Fund Project 2020-RW330-003

Central Guidance Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project XZ202101YD0002C

National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding 2022-PUMCH-A-003

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    YANG Xiao, E-mail: yang_smile@163.com

    LI Jianchu, E-mail: jianchu.li@163.com

  • Received Date: June 05, 2023
  • Accepted Date: July 31, 2023
  • Available Online: August 28, 2023
  • Issue Publish Date: March 29, 2024
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  • Bone age, the most commonly used and effective indicator for understanding children's growth and development, plays an important role in the diagnosis and efficacy evaluation of various growth and development disorders. Clinically, X-rays of the left hand and wrist are mostly taken for bone age assessment, but there is a certain radiation risk. Ultrasound can clearly display the epiphysis and secondary ossification center, and conveniently perform multi-site scanning and dynamic measurement without radiation. In recent years, great progress has been made in the research and clinical application of ultrasound in bone age assessment. This article, by reviewing the latest literature, discusses the value of musculoskeletal ultrasound and quantitative ultrasound in bone age assessment, raises the problems in the study of ultrasound assessment of bone age, and suggests direction for improvement.
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