X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Specific application – Absorption
Patent
1995-06-07
1996-11-19
Porta, David P.
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Specific application
Absorption
378 56, 128782, G01B 1502
Patent
active
055770894
ABSTRACT:
A method for automatically analyzing the morphometry of bones from data obtained by lateral digital scans of the bone obtains a matrix of data values assembled from an x-ray scan. The matrix is analyzed to locate an axis of the bone from which subsequent measures may be referenced. Once the axis is fixed, one or more of several useful indicia of bone condition such a length or interbone spacing can be calculated. The measures are compared to a set of reference values that has been normalized to lumbar vertebra of the patient.
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Porta David P.
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