Measurement Of Bone Density Of The Calcaneum With A New Imaging Area Detector

F. Angelini; R. Bellazzini; A. Brez; M. M. Massai; M. C. Montesi; M. R. Torquati

doi:10.1117/12.961737

18 October 1989 Measurement Of Bone Density Of The Calcaneum With A New Imaging Area Detector

F. Angelini, R. Bellazzini, A. Brez, M. M. Massai, M. C. Montesi, M. R. Torquati

Proceedings Volume 1137, Science and Engineering of Medical Imaging; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961737
Event: 1989 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1989, Paris, France

Abstract

We describe a new method for the assessment of the bone mineral content of the peripheral skeleton. The method makes use of a single photon counting and imaging area detector, the Multi-Wire Proportional Chamber (MWPC). The application of this system to the measurement of the Bone Mineral Density (BMD) of calcaneum, using the MWPC as a dual photon absorptiometer with the isotopes pair 1251, 244,m, is discussed.

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F. Angelini, R. Bellazzini, A. Brez, M. M. Massai, M. C. Montesi, and M. R. Torquati "Measurement Of Bone Density Of The Calcaneum With A New Imaging Area Detector", Proc. SPIE 1137, Science and Engineering of Medical Imaging, (18 October 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961737

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