Magnetic Resonance Imaging

New magnetic resonance imaging study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Berlin

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, August 26th, 2007

According to a study from Berlin, Germany, "Assessment of the degree of ossification of the medial clavicular epiphyseal cartilage is of vital importance in forensic age diagnostics of living individuals aged more than 18 years. To date, reference studies on the assessment of clavicular ossification using imaging procedures only relate to conventional radiography and computed tomography (CT)."

"In this study, magnetic resonance (MR) scans of 54 sternoclavicular joints of bodies aged between 6 and 40 years were evaluated prospectively. All of the examined medial clavicular epiphyseal cartilages permitted an assessment of the degree of ossification. Stage 2 was first...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2007-08-26)

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