LA27062-1
TW3
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Answer Description
Tanner-Whitehouse system 3rd edition (2001). Bone age assessment method that involve left hand and wrist radiographs. The 3rd edition updates the relationship between the total bone maturity score and bone age based on secular trend. The TW3 method is a scoring method. Firstly, the maturity level of each bone is categorized into a stage (from stage A to H or I). Afterwards, each stage is replaced by a score, and a total sore is calculated. Finally, the total score is transformed into the bone age.
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| LL4308-4 | Bone age method | N |
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