EXPERIENCE OF USING THE «BONEAGEANALYZER» SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR BONE AGE DETERMINATION

Objective. Assessment of accuracy and efficiency of the «BoneAgeAnalyzer» software application for determining the bone age of children in the Republic of Belarus.

Materials and methods. X-ray images of hand and wrist joint in direct projection of 305 male and female patients with traumatic pathology at the age of 2–16.9 years.

Results. The accuracy values of bone age determination obtained using the «BoneAgeAnalyzer» application are comparable to those obtained using the Greilich-Pyle method. Using the application helps to significantly reduce the time of X-ray image analysis, as well as provides 100 % reproducibility of results when repeatedly examining the same X-ray image, which eliminates the factor of subjectivity observed during the examination of images by specialists with different qualifications.

Conclusion. The software application «BoneAgeAnalyzer» can be used for bone age assessment in clinical practice. Using an automated system implemented on the basis of computer neural networks makes it possible to determine bone age with high accuracy, objectify minimal changes in the radiographic anatomical characteristics of the bones of hand and distal forearm, significantly simplify the process of analyzing radiographs and reduce the study time.

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