The first complete textbook and atlas of the vitally importanttechnique of bone age assessment utilizing MRI for children's handand wristThis latest volume in the growing Wiley Current Clinical Imagingseries is a must-have resource that collects, in a single volume,all that is currently known and applicable about the use ofmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of boneage.Presented in two parts, Text-Atlas of Skeletal AgeDetermination: MRI of the Hand and Wrist in Children firstfocuses on the anatomic, social, and legal aspects of bone age,providing a concise overview of the use of bone age determinationin medical, legal, and social systems.??It then covers the clinicaluse and application of MRI in assessing bone age. The book offerscomplete chapter coverage on endocrinology, puberty, and disordersof pubertal development; bone marrow maturation in healthy anddiseased states; growth failure and pediatric inflammatory boweldisease; skeletal findings in neurometabolic disease, geneticdisease, and pediatric oncology patients; and much more.Text-Atlas of Skeletal Age Determination provides:* A comprehensive review of the medical, legal, and socialaspects of bone age assessment* An in-depth discussion of MRI as an alternative to thetraditional ionizing radiation-based radiographic techniques forthe assessment of bone age* Complete guidelines for clinical application of these MRI-basedtechniques* "Recipes" for replicating these techniques and applications fordiverse patient populations* Cutting-edge information prepared and presented by aninternational team of experts* A superb collection of beautifully reproduced, high-qualityimagesThis is an ideal book for radiologists, pediatricians, familyphysicians, endocrinologists, and sports medicine physiciansinterested in skeletal development and bone age assessment.