|
X-ray Acquisition |
|
Required X-ray Equipment: |
Standard
or digital (filmless) |
| Required
Film Developer: |
Standard for
film-based version |
| Body
Site: |
Fingers |
| View:
|
Two, Posterior-Anterior
|
| Film:
|
8"x10" or DICOM
image |
| Source
to Image Distance (SID): |
40 inches |
| Required
Background: |
1.1 Optical Density
( 0.2) |
Patient
Radiation Exposure
Skin Entrance Dose:
Effective Dose Equivalent: |
(total of
two views)
1 mRem
0.001 Sv |
| Estimated
Exam Time: |
2 min |
|
|
BMD Analysis
|
| Technique:
|
Radiographic
Absorptiometry |
| Analysis
Sites: |
Middle (second)
phalangeal bones
of the index, middle and ring fingers |
| Analysis
Type: |
Automatic |
| Pixel
Dimension: |
110 |
| Extimated
Analysis Time: |
1 min |
| Precision
Error: |
<1 % |
| Accuracy
Error: |
4-5 % |
| Value
Reported: |
BMD (bone mineral
density) index,
t-score and z-score |
| Normative
Databases: |
Female, male
and pediatric; most races |
| Software
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows
98/200/XP |
|
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is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
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