bone age
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Indications
- used to assess bone maturation
Clinical significance
- in conjunction with height and age, can be used to predict adult height
Procedure
- X-ray exam of left hand & wrist
More general terms
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Bone age http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_age
- ↑ Cincinnati Children's Hospital: Bone Age X-Ray http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/b/bone-age/