Bone mineral density estimation from X-ray images

Trabecular patterns appearing on conventional X-ray films contain rich information about the bone status. In this paper, we present a simple method, which provides a good estimation of bone mineral density (BMD) from conventional X-ray images. The method was developed by considering the microscopic...

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Published inProceedings of the First Joint BMES/EMBS Conference : serving humanity advancing technology, Oct. 13-16, 99, Atlanta, GA, USA Vol. 2; pp. 1040 vol.2 - 1040
Main Authors Sooyeul Lee, Seunghwan Kim, Pyo, H.-B., Seen Hee Park
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1999
Subjects
Bone
Cancellous bone
Density measurement
Laboratories
Medical conditions
Microscopy
Minerals
Morphology
Osteoporosis
Spine
X ray radiography
X-ray imaging
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Summary:Trabecular patterns appearing on conventional X-ray films contain rich information about the bone status. In this paper, we present a simple method, which provides a good estimation of bone mineral density (BMD) from conventional X-ray images. The method was developed by considering the microscopic mechanism of bone resorption and creation processes. The method was applied to the distal radius X-ray images. We found that the method provides good estimations of real BMD values of distal radius. The correlation coefficient between the method and the real BMD is about 0.92.
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ISBN:0780356748
9780780356740
9780780356757
0780356756
ISSN:1094-687X
0589-1019
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804193