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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2020

The four-minute approach revisited: accelerating MRI-based multi-factorial age estimation.

Bernhard Neumayer, Andreas Lesch, Franz Thaler, Thomas Widek, Sebastian Tschauner, Jannick De Tobel, Thomas Ehammer, Barbara Kirnbauer, Julian Boldt, Mayonne van Wijk and 2 more

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Article in International journal of legal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Bernhard NeumayerLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical Forensic Imaging, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010, Graz, Austria. bernhard.neumayer@cfi.lbg.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-4799
Andreas LeschInstitute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16, 8010, Graz, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2492-3566
Franz ThalerInstitute of Computer Graphics and Vision, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 16, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Thomas WidekLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical Forensic Imaging, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010, Graz, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8474-1233
Sebastian TschaunerDivision of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34, 8036, Graz, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-9839
Jannick De TobelDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences - Radiology, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8846-7339
Thomas EhammerLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical Forensic Imaging, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Barbara KirnbauerDivision of Oral Surgery and Orthodontics, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University Graz, Billrothgasse 4, 8010, Graz, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8944-3160
Julian BoldtDepartment of Prosthodontics, University of Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5409-7993
Mayonne van WijkNetherlands Forensic Institute, Laan van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB, The Hague, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5285-8899
Rudolf StollbergerBioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4969-3878
Martin UrschlerLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical Forensic Imaging, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010, Graz, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-3971
Graz University of Technology · ATLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Health · ATMedical University of Graz · ATGhent University Hospital · BENetherlands Forensic Institute · NLUniversity of Auckland · NZUniversity of Würzburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis feasibility study aimed to investigate the reliability of multi-factorial age estimation based on MR data of the hand, wisdom teeth and the clavicles with reduced acquisition time.

methodsThe raw MR data of 34 volunteers-acquired on a 3T system and using acquisition times (T

resultsAutomatic age estimation generally showed very high reliability (SSD < 0.90 years) even for very short acquisition times (SSD ≈ 0.20 years for a total T

conclusionsThe results demonstrate that reliable multi-factorial age estimation based on MRI of the hand, wisdom teeth and the clavicles can be performed using images acquired with a total acquisition time of 4 min.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAdolescentAge Determination by SkeletonAge Determination by TeethClavicleFeasibility StudiesForensic SciencesHand BonesHumansMaleMolar, ThirdReproducibility of ResultsYoung AdultAge determination by skeletonAge determination by teethImagingNeural network modelsReproducibility of resultsThree-dimensional

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PMID31858261
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