IOFOS Issues First International Standards for Skeletal Age Assessment in Living Individuals

IOFOS has published its first harmonized recommendations for bone age assessment in living persons — setting minimum standards for imaging modality selection, reference populations, uncertainty reporting, and rights protection at legal age thresholds.

• Guideline document (not a study): no primary efficacy numbers reported; establishes a quality-assurance framework rather than validating a specific method.
• Covers selection of bone indicators, required characteristics of reference populations, mandatory uncertainty reporting, and integration with companion dental age assessment guidelines.
• Intended as an international reference to be adapted into jurisdiction-specific legal/regulatory systems; applicability will vary by national law and available reference data.

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