Joint cartilage thickness and automated determination of bone age and bone health in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Joint cartilage thickness and automated determination of bone age and bone health in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Abstract Background BoneXpert is an automated method to calculate bone maturation and bone health index (BHI) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Cartilage thickness can also be seen as an indicator for bone health and arthritis damage. The objective of this study was to evaluate t...

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Main Authors: Marinka Twilt, Dan Pradsgaard, Anne Helene Spannow, Arne Horlyck, Carsten Heuck, Troels Herlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Joint cartilage
Bone age
Bone health index
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-017-0194-9

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