An Observational Study of Radiological Age & Documented Age in 16–20 Years of Age Group in Jaipur

Machine learning and regression analysis for age estimation from the iliac crest based on computed tomographic explorations in an Indian population

“…Numerous scoring approaches for iliac crest ossification and fusion have been devised and researched in the past. [2][3][4][5]8,9,26,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] Amongst these methods, Risser scoring constitutes one of the more commonly employed and researched methods. 3,9,22,24,[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] However, all such studies utilizing the Risser sign for age estimation reported highly variable findings pertaining to its applicability.…”

“…Moreover, an evaluation of the Risser method and/ or its modifications for age estimation in the Indian population remain largely unexplored. 66 Age estimation using the iliac crest has often been attempted through gross morphological examination of dry bone samples, 39,40 conventional radiography, 3,4,8,9,22,24,27,33,34,36,38,45,[47][48][49][50][51]57,[59][60][61]65,67,68 sonography, 23,31,53,54,56 magnetic resonance imaging, 5 and computed tomography. 2,26,35,37,52,64,69 Digital visualization tools, such as the latter, are particularly advantageous for testing and redefining conventionally derived age estimation methods, particularly, in the absence of large-scale, population-specific, contemporary skeletal repositories.…”

“…A major portion of previously conducted investigations with the iliac crest utilized descriptive statistics for age estimation. 2–5,8,9,23,26,27,31,33–36,45,69,70 While this statistical modality permits a simple and straightforward evaluation, it suffers from pertinent issues of age mimicry. 71 On the other hand, a handful of observational studies employed regression analysis 37,38,68 and Bayesian inference 37,64 for the age estimation from the iliac crest.…”