Asymmetry quantification utilizing hand radiographs.
Asymmetry can be either directional or fluctuating. Detection of abnormal amounts of asymmetry has important implications for clinical diagnosis, but measurement of subtle levels is very difficult. We describe a method and normative values for asymmetry quantification using hand radiographs.
McLeod
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Division of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Coupland
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001846:Bone Development; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography