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    Evaluation of knee ossification on 1.5 T magnetic resonance images using the method of Vieth et al. A retrospective magnetic resonance imaging study
    (Springer, 2021) Alatas, Ozkan; Altinsoy, Hasan Baki; Gurses, Murat Serdar; Balci, Ali
    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive method with the absence of ionizing radiation exposure and is therefore, preferable in studies for forensic age estimation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of ossification of the knee in a Turkish population following the Vieth et al. method. We scanned 709 Turkish patients in the age bracket 12-27 years utilizing a T1weighted (T1W) turbo spin echo sequence (TSE) and a T2-W TSE sequence with fat suppression by spectral presaturation with inversion recovery. Minimum, maximum, mean +/- standard deviation andmedian values were defined. Intraobserver and interobserver correlations were determined (Cohen's kappa). The statistical relevance of sex-related differences was analyzed (Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U-test, p< 0.05, exact test, two-sided). The kappa statisticswere relatively high, indicating very good agreement for interobserver and intraobserver evaluations. Comparison of male and female data revealed significant between-gender differences for most stages (p< 0.05). The earliest mean ages at which ossification of stages 4, 5 and 6 were evident in the distal femoral epiphysis were 14.84, 15.81, and 20.76 years in males and 13.77, 14.77, and 20.45 years in females, respectively. Proximal tibial epiphysis of stages 4, 5, and 6 ossification was first noted at ages 13.57, 15.59, and 18.91 years in males and 13.29, 14.38, and 16.87 years in females, respectively. In the distal femoral epiphysis, stage 6 was found at 20 years of age for both genders and it can be employed to differentiate above and below the majority age cut-off.
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    Evaluation of proximal humeral epiphysis ossification in 3.0 T MR images according to the Dedouit staging method: Is it be used for age of majority?
    (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2021) Altinsoy, Hasan Baki; Gurses, Murat Serdar; Alatas, Ozkan
    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for forensic age estimation is among the research issues since it does not lead to radiation exposure. In this study, the ossification stage of the proximal humeral epiphysis was determined retrospectively in 178 male and 109 female individuals in the 12 to 30-year age group using 3.0 T MRI. All images were evaluated with the proton density fat saturated turbo spin echo (PD TSE FS) sequence and the T2 TSE FS sequence. A five-stage scoring system was used following the method of Dedouit et al. The relevant statistics were defined as minimum, maximum, mean +/- standard deviation, 95% confidence interval of mean and median and the intra- and interobserver agreement levels were very good (kappa > 0.80). There were no significant age differences between males and females in any of the stages (all p-values>0.05). According to the present study, stage 5 was initially observed at age 22 years for both genders. According to our results, it is possible to determine the completion of the 18th year of life in either gender on the shoulder joint. Proximal humeral epiphysis ossification may be used as an additional method for forensic age estimation through MRI.
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    Forensic age estimation in living individuals by 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: a retrospective MRI study
    (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020) Altinsoy, Hasan Baki; Alatas, Ozkan; Gurses, Murat Serdar; Turkmen Inanir, Nursel
    Our aim is to analyse proximal tibial epiphysis and distal femoral epiphysis patterns according to the Dedouit staging method using 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with fast spin echo (FSE) for proton density images. In addition, we discuss the results in relation to the literature for forensic age estimation. In this study, images belonging to 195 female and 277 male patients ranging in age from 10 to 30 years who had a knee MRI for any reason in our Radiology Clinic between January 2014 and December 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. According to the Dedouit et al. five-stage method, they were evaluated by two radiologists. The kappa value was calculated for intra-observer and inter-observer compliance. The evaluation of knee epiphysis patterns from MRI is an alternative, efficient, radiation-free and non-invasive method that is helpful in forensic age estimation. In particular, stage 5 in distal femoral epiphysis can determine the 21st year of life in both sexes, and proximal tibial epiphysis could present evidence of age 18 in males. It should be used for evaluation in addition to other methods for determining skeletal system maturity.