hrp0084p2-241 | Bone | ESPE2015

Quantitative Sonometeric Bone Age as a Function of Height and BMI

German Alina , Koren-Morag Nira , Levin Shmuel , Hochberg Ze'ev

Background: We have previously shown that bone age (BA) assessment by SonicBone BAUSTM, measuring the speed of sound (SOS) of US waves propagating along measured bone, is reproducible and comparable to both GP and TW3 x-ray assessment of BA. This provides a safe and irradiation-free method to the assessment of BA in healthy children.Objective and hypothesis: We aimed to understand the dependency of BA on a child’s height and BMI using son...