Forensic age estimation based on T1 SE and VIBE wrist MRI: do a one-fits-all staging technique and age estimation model apply?
Jannick De TobelElke HillewigMichiel Bart de HaasBram Van EeckhoutSteffen FieuwsPatrick Werner ThevissenKoenraad Luc VerstraetePublished in: European radiology (2019)
• Radius and ulna perform similarly to estimate age. • SE and VIBE perform similarly, but age estimation should be based on the corresponding sequence-specific reference data. • A one-fits-all 5-stage staging technique with substages 3a, 3b, and 3c can be applied to both bones and both sequences.