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HR‐pQCT Measures of Bone Microarchitecture Predict Fracture: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Mikolajewicz, Nicholas, Bishop, Nick, Burghardt, Andrew J, Folkestad, Lars, Hall, Anthony, Kozloff, Kenneth M, Lukey, Pauline T, Molloy‐Bland, Michael, Morin, Suzanne N, Offiah, Amaka C, Shapiro, Jay, Rietbergen, Bert, Wager, Kim, Willie, Bettina M, Komarova, Svetlana V, Glorieux, Francis H

“…ABSTRACT High‐resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR‐pQCT) is a noninvasive imaging modality for assessing volumetric bone mineral density…”
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Post-mortem MRI versus conventional autopsy in fetuses and children: a prospective validation study by Thayyil, Sudhin, Dr, Sebire, Neil J, Prof, Chitty, Lyn S, Prof, Wade, Angie, PhD, Chong, WK, MD, Olsen, Oystein, FRCR, Gunny, Roxana S, FRCR, Offiah, Amaka C, PhD, Owens, Catherine M, FRCR, Saunders, Dawn E, FRCR, Scott, Rosemary J, FRCPath, Jones, Rod, MSc, Norman, Wendy, DCR, Addison, Shea, BSc, Bainbridge, Alan, PhD, Cady, Ernest B, FInstP, Vita, Enrico De, PhD, Robertson, Nicola J, PhD, Taylor, Andrew M, Prof

“…Summary Background Post-mortem MRI is a potential diagnostic alternative to conventional autopsy, but few large prospective studies have compared its accuracy…”
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Imaging in suspected child abuse: necessity or radiation hazard? by Bajaj, Monika, Offiah, Amaka C

“…Imaging has many uses, but in cases of suspected child abuse, radiographs and CT scans are vital in identifying fractures and head injury that may not be…”
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Professional practice and awareness of child abuse among radiologists and radiologic technologists: results from Saudi Arabia by Alzahrani, Nasser M., Paddock, Michael, Jeanes, Annmarie, Shuweihdi, Farag, Offiah, Amaka C.

“…Background The knowledge, awareness and professionalism of health care providers in the field of child protection are crucial in identifying and reporting…”
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Lifetime impact of achondroplasia: Current evidence and perspectives on the natural history by Hoover-Fong, Julie, Cheung, Moira S., Fano, Virginia, Hagenas, Lars, Hecht, Jacqueline T., Ireland, Penny, Irving, Melita, Mohnike, Klaus, Offiah, Amaka C., Okenfuss, Ericka, Ozono, Keiichi, Raggio, Cathleen, Tofts, Louise, Kelly, Dominique, Shediac, Renée, Pan, Wayne, Savarirayan, Ravi

“…Achondroplasia, the most common form of disproportionate short stature, is caused by a variant in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene…”
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Feasibility of quantitative ultrasonography for the detection of metabolic bone disease in preterm infants — systematic review by Tong, Liting, Gopal-Kothandapani, Jaya Sujatha, Offiah, Amaka C.

“…Metabolic bone disease of prematurity is characterised by disordered bone mineralisation and is therefore an increased fracture risk. Preterm infants are…”
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Benign enlargement of the subarachnoid spaces and subdural collections—when to evaluate for abuse by Raissaki, Maria, Adamsbaum, Catherine, Argyropoulou, Maria I., Choudhary, Arabinda K., Jeanes, Annmarie, Mankad, Kshitij, Mannes, Inès, Van Rijn, Rick R., Offiah, Amaka C.

“…In infants without a history of trauma, subdural haemorrhages should raise the concern for an abusive head injury, particularly when they are associated with…”
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Controversial aspects of imaging in child abuse: a second roundtable discussion from the ESPR child abuse taskforce by Paddock, Michael, Choudhary, Arabinda K., Jeanes, Annmarie, Mankad, Kshitij, Mannes, Inès, Raissaki, Maria, Adamsbaum, Catherine, Argyropoulou, Maria I., van Rijn, Rick R., Offiah, Amaka C.

“…This second roundtable discussion was convened at the 56th European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) 2022 Annual Meeting in Marseille, France, to discuss…”
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The (extended) achondroplasia foramen magnum score has good observer reliability by Jenko, Nathan, Connolly, Daniel J. A., Raghavan, Ashok, Fernandes, James A., Ushewokunze, Shungu, Elphick, Heather E., Arundel, Paul, Alhun, Utku, Offiah, Amaka C.

“…Background Achondroplasia is the most common skeletal dysplasia. A significant complication is foramen magnum stenosis. When severe, compression of the spinal…”
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The impact of HIV infection on skeletal maturity in peripubertal children in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study by Kowo-Nyakoko, Farirayi, Gregson, Celia L, Westbury, Leo D, Madanhire, Tafadzwa, Offiah, Amaka C, Micklesfield, Lisa K, Ferrand, Rashida Abbas, Rehman, Andrea M, Ward, Kate A

“…HIV infection and its treatment compromises skeletal development (growth and maturation). Skeletal maturity is assessed as bone age (BA) on hand and wrist…”
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A hypomorphic allele of SLC35D1 results in Schneckenbecken-like dysplasia by Rautengarten, Carsten, Quarrell, Oliver W, Stals, Karen, Caswell, Richard C, De Franco, Elisa, Baple, Emma, Burgess, Nadia, Jokhi, Roobin, Heazlewood, Joshua L, Offiah, Amaka C, Ebert, Berit, Ellard, Sian

“…We report the case of a consanguineous couple who lost four pregnancies associated with skeletal dysplasia. Radiological examination of one fetus was…”
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Microbiology in minimally invasive autopsy: best techniques to detect infection. ESGFOR (ESCMID study group of forensic and post-mortem microbiology) guidelines by Saegeman, Veroniek, Cohen, Marta C., Burton, Julian L., Martinez, Miguel J., Rakislova, Natalia, Offiah, Amaka C, Fernandez-Rodriguez, Amparo

“…This manuscript aims to: 1) provide specific guidelines on PMM techniques in the setting of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA), both for pathologists collecting…”
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Resistance to thyroid hormone caused by a mutation in thyroid hormone receptor (TR)α1 and TRα2: clinical, biochemical, and genetic analyses of three related patients by Moran, Carla, MBBCh, Agostini, Maura, PhD, Visser, W Edward, MD, Schoenmakers, Erik, PhD, Schoenmakers, Nadia, PhD, Offiah, Amaka C, PhD, Poole, Ken, PhD, Rajanayagam, Odelia, BSc, Lyons, Greta, RGN, Halsall, David, PhD, Gurnell, Mark, PhD, Chrysis, Dionisios, MD, Efthymiadou, Alexandra, MD, Buchanan, Charles, MBChB, Aylwin, Simon, FRCP, Chatterjee, Krishna K, Prof

“…Summary Background The thyroid hormone receptor α gene ( THRA ) transcript is alternatively spliced to generate either thyroid hormone receptor (TR)α1 or a…”
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Current and emerging artificial intelligence applications for pediatric musculoskeletal radiology by Offiah, Amaka C.

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an ever-increasing role in radiology (more so in the adult world than in pediatrics), to the extent that there are…”
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The incidence of fractures in children under two years of age: a systematic review by Rosendahl, Karen, de Horatio, Laura Tanturri, Habre, Celine, Shelmerdine, Susan C, Patsch, Janina, Kvist, Ola, Lein, Regina K, Plut, Domen, Enoksen, Edvard J, Avenarius, Rien, Laborie, Lene B, Augdal, Thomas A, Simoni, Paolo, van Rijn, Rick R, Offiah, Amaka C

“…Epidemiological research on fractures in children under the age of two is of great importance to help understand differences between accidental and abusive…”
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Diagnostic yield of rare skeletal dysplasia conditions in the radiogenomics era by Sabir, Ataf H, Morley, Elizabeth, Sheikh, Jameela, Calder, Alistair D, Beleza-Meireles, Ana, Cheung, Moira S, Cocca, Alessandra, Jansson, Mattias, Lillis, Suzanne, Patel, Yogen, Yau, Shu, Hall, Christine M, Offiah, Amaka C, Irving, Melita

“…Skeletal dysplasia (SD) conditions are rare genetic diseases of the skeleton, encompassing a heterogeneous group of over 400 disorders, and represent…”
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Is the Greulich and Pyle atlas applicable to all ethnicities? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Alshamrani, Khalaf, Messina, Fabrizio, Offiah, Amaka C.

“…Objective To determine whether the Greulich and Pyle (G&P) atlas is applicable when applied to populations of different ethnicity. Methods A systematic review…”
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Post-mortem examination of human fetuses: a comparison of whole-body high-field MRI at 9·4 T with conventional MRI and invasive autopsy by Thayyil, Sudhin, Dr, Cleary, Jon O, BSc, Sebire, Neil J, MD, Scott, Rosemary J, FRCPath, Chong, Kling, MD, Gunny, Roxanna, FRCR, Owens, Catherine M, FRCR, Olsen, Oystein E, PhD, Offiah, Amaka C, PhD, Parks, Harold G, PhD, Chitty, Lyn S, PhD, Price, Anthony N, PhD, Yousry, Tarek A, Prof, Robertson, Nicola J, PhD, Lythgoe, Mark F, PhD, Taylor, Andrew M, MD

“…Summary Background Conventional whole-body MRI at 1·5 T does not provide adequate image quality of small fetuses, thus reducing its potential for use as an…”
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PAPSS2‐related brachyolmia: Clinical and radiological phenotype in 18 new cases by Bownass, Lucy, Abbs, Stephen, Armstrong, Ruth, Baujat, Genevieve, Behzadi, Gry, Berentsen, Ragnhild Drage, Burren, Christine, Calder, Alistair, Cormier‐Daire, Valérie, Newbury‐Ecob, Ruth, Foulds, Nicola, Juliusson, Petur B., Kant, Sarina G., Lefroy, Henrietta, Mehta, Sarju G., Merckoll, Else, Michot, Caroline, Monsell, Fergal, Offiah, Amaka C., Richards, Allan, Rosendahl, Karen, Rustad, Cecilie F., Shears, Deborah, Tveten, Kristian, Wellesley, Diana, Wordsworth, Paul, Smithson, Sarah

“…Brachyolmia is a skeletal dysplasia characterized by short spine‐short stature, platyspondyly, and minor long bone abnormalities. We describe 18 patients, from…”
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Applicability of two commonly used bone age assessment methods to twenty-first century UK children by Alshamrani, Khalaf, Offiah, Amaka C.

“…Objectives To assess the effect of secular change on skeletal maturation and thus on the applicability of the Greulich and Pyle (G&P) and Tanner and Whitehouse…”
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